Description
Overview
The 6th edition of Chestnut’s Obstetric Anesthesia: Principles and Practice is a comprehensive and user-friendly guide providing authoritative clinical information for optimal patient care. The substantially revised edition keeps you updated on everything from basic science to anesthesia techniques to complications, including the latest research that’s paving the way for improved patient outcomes.
Key Features
- Presents the latest information on anesthesia techniques for labor and delivery and medical disorders that occur during pregnancy.
- Contains new chapters on shared decision-making in obstetric anesthesia and chronic pain during and after pregnancy.
- Features extensive revisions from cover to cover, including consolidated information on maternal infection and postoperative analgesia.
- Covers key topics such as neonatal assessment and resuscitation, pharmacology during pregnancy and lactation, use of nitrous oxide for labor analgesia, and many more.
- Incorporates the latest guidelines on congenital heart disease and the management of sepsis, as well as difficult airway guidelines that are specific to obstetric anesthesia practice.
- Offers abundant figures, tables, and boxes that illustrate the step-by-step management of a full range of clinical scenarios.
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase that allows access to all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Highlights
The book stands out for its new chapters on shared decision-making in obstetric anesthesia and chronic pain during and after pregnancy. It also features extensive revisions, updated guidelines, and an enhanced eBook version that adds to its appeal.
Book Structure
The book is structured in chapters, each focusing on a different aspect of obstetric anesthesia. It includes new chapters, extensive revisions, and covers a range of key topics. It also incorporates the latest guidelines for various conditions and practices in obstetric anesthesia.
Authors
David H. Chestnut MD, Cynthia A. Wong MD, Lawrence C. Tsen MD, & 5 more
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