Evidence-based obstetric anesthesia / / edited by Stephen H. Halpern, M. Joanne Douglas

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910145275903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, Mass., : BMJ Books, : Blackwell Pub., c2005
• ISBN: 1-281-32010-2; 9786611320102; 0-470-98834-7; 0-470-99404-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 pages)
• Collana: Evidence-Based Medicine
• Altri autori (Persone): HalpernStephen H; DouglasM. Joanne
• Disciplina: 617.9/682
• Soggetti: Anesthesia in obstetrics; Evidence-based medicine
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Consent for obstetrical analgesia and anesthesia / Joanne Douglas -- The effect of epidural analgesia on the progress of labor / Barbara Leighton & Stephen Halpern -- Maintenance of epidural analgesia for labor / Stephen Halpern -- The use of transcutaneous nerve stimulation for labor pain / Carolyn Weininger -- Is nitrous oxide an effective analgesic for labor? / Jean Kronberg & Dorothy Thompson -- Choice of local anesthetic for labor and delivery / Stephen Halpern -- Intrathecal opioids in labor / Martin Tramer & Chahe Mardirosoff -- Epidural catheter design and the incidence of complications / Margaret Srebrnjak & Stephen Halpern -- The effect of increasing central blood volume to decrease hypotension following spinal anesthesia for Cesarean section / Pamela Morgan -- The use of vasopressors for the prevention and treatment of hypotension secondary to regional anesthesia for Cesarean section / Stephen Halpern & Michelle Chochinov -- General versus regional anesthesia for Cesarean section / Yehuda Ginosaur & Ian Russell -- Prevention and treatment of side effects of neuraxial opioids / Niall Purdie & Martin van der Vyver -- Multimodal analgesia following Cesarean section / Pamela Angle -- The ; use of neuraxial anesthesia in parturients with thrombocytopenia / Joanne Douglas -- Rational approach to aspiration prophylaxis / Geraldine O'Sullivan, Andrew Shennan & Darren Hart -- Postdural puncture headache / Peter Choi -- Epidural analgesia and back pain / Terrance Breen -- Analgesia for breech version / William Wight -- Is there a difference between the obstetric and non-obstetric airway? / Eric Goldszmidt.
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the first text to systematically review the evidence for obstetric anesthesia and analgesia. Evidence-based practice is now being embraced worldwide as a requirement for all clinicians; in the everyday use of anesthesia and analgesia for childbirth, anesthetists will find this synthesis of the best evidence an invaluable resource to inform their practice. Contributions from anesthetic specialists trained in the skills of systematic reviewing provide a comprehensive and practical guide to best practice in normal and caesarean section childbirth.