CORE TOPICS IN OBSTETRIC ANAESTHESIA

• Part I. Basic Science, Epidemiology and Service Organisation:
1. Physiology of pregnancy N. J. Nirmalan and M. Nirmalan
2. Placental physiology Carolynn Wai and William MacNab
3. Pharmacology relevant to pregnancy Christopher Kelly and Malachy Columb
4. Maternal morbidity and mortality Katherine O'Brien
• Part II. Obstetric Aspects:
5. Maternal critical care Sarah Wheatly and Katherine O'Brien
6. Obstetrics for the anaesthetist Emma Ingram, Alex Heazell and Edward D. Johnstone
7. Antenatal assessment Allison Howells
• Part III. Provision of Anaesthesia:
8. Incidental anaesthesia during pregnancy Desiree M. A. Choi and Kim G. Soulsby
9. Non-regional analgesia techniques for labour Gordon Yuill
10. Regional analgesia techniques for labour Lawrence C. Tsen
11. Regional anaesthesia for operative delivery Cathy Armstrong and Khaled Girgirah
12. General anaesthesia for caesarean section and transverse abdominal plane block Suraj Jayasundera and Karen Butler
13. Anaesthesia for specific obstetric indications: cervical suture, external cephalic version, controlled ARM, manual removal of placenta and perineal repair John R. Dick
• Part IV. Medical Conditions in Pregnancy:
14. Hypertension in pregnancy, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia Suna Monaghan and Lorna A. Howie
15. Sepsis and influenza in pregnancy Tim Holzmann and Dougal Atkinson
16. Cardiac disease in pregnancy William MacNab, Anita MacNab and Akbar Vohra
17. Respiratory disease in pregnancy Chris Kelly, Simon Maguire and Craig Carroll
18. Obesity and ultrasonography for central neuraxial blocks Sophie Bishop and Andrew Zuokoumour
19. Endocrine disease in pregnancy including diabetes mellitus, thyroid and adrenal disease Jenny Myers and Dan Mallaber
20. Renal disease in pregnancy Jessica Longbottom and William MacNab
21. Haematology disease in pregnancy Pavan Kochhar, Andrew Heck and Clare Tower
22. Neurosurgical and neurological disease in pregnancy Kirsty MacLennan and Craig Carroll
23. Immunology including testing and management of allergy during pregnancy Gareth Kitchen, Tomaz Garcez and Nigel J. N. Harper
24. HIV and infectious disease in pregnancy including herpes, syphilis and hepatitis J. E. A. K. Bamfo, Matthew D. Phillips, M. Kingston and K. Chan
• Part V. Postpartum Complications and Obstetric Emergencies:
25. Maternal collapse including massive obstetric haemorrhage, amniotic fluid embolism and cardiac arrest Kate Grady and Tracey Johnston
26. Postpartum complications, follow up and maternal experience Richard Wadsworth and Kailash Bhatia
• Part VI. Service Organisation:
27. Multidisciplinary teaching and training on the delivery unit Catherine Robinson and Cathy Armstrong
28. Clinical governance and patient safety Katherine O'Brien
29. Ethics, consent and the law Andrew Heck and Ross Clark
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This new addition to the highly successful Core Topics in Anaesthesia series provides a clinically relevant text for both trainees and consultants, covering the entire sub-specialty of obstetric anaesthesia. In-depth coverage of pregnancy-related physiology and pharmacology makes this book an excellent revision tool for basic science examinations. It is also a troubleshooting guide for anaesthetists when managing parturients suffering with concurrent medical conditions including obesity, sepsis, hypertensive, renal, respiratory, neurological, haematological and endocrine diseases. Chapters provide recommended management plans for specific conditions such as HIV and neuropraxia following regional anaesthesia, and include algorithms to guide clinical decision-making. Guidance on the required infrastructure for setting up services such as antenatal clinics is also included. Experts in their fields have contributed sections including allergy testing and immunology, the immunocompromised parturient, and maternal collapse. This practical resource will serve as a survival guide for all those caring for parturients on the delivery suite.

Features
• Includes clear anaesthetic considerations for patients with complex co-morbidities and recommended management plans for specific conditions
• Provides guidance on the required infrastructure for setting up services such as antenatal clinics and suggestions for multidisciplinary team education (not addressed in other similar texts)
• An international team of expert obstetric anaesthetists and intensivists have contributed to this up-to-date reference

Authors
• Kirsty MacLennan, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust
Kirsty MacLennan is a Consultant Obstetric Anaesthetist, St Mary's Hospital, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK.
• Kate O'Brien, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust
Katherine O'Brien is a Consultant Obstetric Anaesthetist, St Mary's Hospital, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK.
• W. Ross Macnab, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust
William MacNab is a Consultant Obstetric Anaesthetist, St Mary's Hospital, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK.