Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders

This new edition of Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders provides a convenient resource for practitioners suddenly faced with a parturient who has an unusual medical or surgical condition. The book considers both the impact of a condition on pregnancy, labor and delivery, or the fetus and the impact of pregnancy on a condition or the effect of therapy for the disorder on the fetus or neonate. Case reports and experience from the world literature and clinical advice from many specialists have been drawn together by an international team of editors and contributors who are leading experts in the field. Clear, concise management guidelines and algorithms are provided, and each chapter is written from the viewpoint of the obstetric anesthesiologist. Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders continues to be an invaluable resource for any anesthesiologist involved in the clinical management of these complex patients.

• Has unusual medical conditions organized by body system for ease of reference • All references have been updated to include new information published after 1996 and important internet web sites are also cited

Contents

Preface; Part I. Cardiovascular and Respiratory Disorders: 1. Structural heart disease in pregnant women Brendan Carvalho and Ethan Jackson; 2. Disorders of cardiac conduction Jean E. Swenerton, Ravishankar Agaram and Victor F. Huckell; 3. Vascular diseases David R. Gambling; 4. Respiratory disorders in pregnancy John Philip and Shiv K. Sharma; Part II. Musculo-skeletal Disorders: 5. Myopathies Chantal Crochetiere; 6. Parturients of short stature Andrea Fuller, Sheila E. Cohen and Emily F. Ratner; 7. Disorders of the vertebral column Edward T. Crosby; 8. Miscellaneous skeletal and connective tissue disorders in pregnancy Caroline Grange; Part III. Nervous System Disorders: 9. Disorders of the central nervous system in pregnancy J. Martinez-Tica and R. B. Vadhera; 10. Spinal cord disorders Roanne Preston; 11. Peripheral neuropathy Felicity Reynolds; 12. Chronic pain in pregnancy Hector J. Lacassie and Holly A. Muir; Part IV. Metabolic Disorders: 13. Disorders of intermediary metabolism Stephen Halpern and Bhadresh Shah; 14. Liver and renal disease M. J. Paech and K. Scott; 15. Malignant hyperthermia M. Joanne Douglas; 16. Rare endocrine disorders J. M. Mhyre and L.S. Polley; Part V. Other Disorders: 17. Blood disorders M. Joanne Douglas and Penny Ballem; 18. Infectious diseases in pregnancy Robert S. F. McKay and Gabriela Rocha Lauretti; 19. Dermatoses Robert S. F. McKay and John Schlicher; 20. Psychiatric disorders in pregnancy Timothy J. G. Pavy; 21. Malignancy and pregnancy Holly Muir, Michael Smith and David R. Gambling; 22. Pregnancy and transplantation Kerri M. Robertson; 23. Autoimmune diseases Caroline Grange; Index.

Reviews

Review of the first edition: ‘ … very well written and comprehensive … and an excellent value-for-money textbook for all anesthesiologists interested in obstetric anesthesia.' Anesthesiology

Review of the first edition: ‘… any practitioner of obstetric anesthesia will find occasion to refer to this useful and practical book.’ International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia

Review of the first edition: ‘… covering conditions as diverse as cystic fibrosis, acute severe asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, and transplants … it is a must for every delivery suite.’ British Journal of Anaesthesia