Munro Kerr's Operative Obstetrics

A highly illustrated, practical book covering the obstetric and surgical procedures used in intrapartum care, including commonly used procedures such as assisted vaginal delivery (forceps and vacuum delivery) and more rare techniques such as major vessel ligation and embolization and internal podalic version. The authors take a step-by-step approach to each technique and includes 'tips' and 'pointers' that only an experienced obstetrician would be able to describe. The book is enlivened by the inclusion of short, relevant 'historical highlights'- readers should find these enlightening and entertaining, providing a link with the original Munro Kerr text.

Key Features

Focuses on the intrapartum aspects of obstetric practice - the focus of medico-legal and clinical audit attention
Highly illustrated to show techniques in detail
Offers tips and advice to the trainee
Emphasis on practical matters - a step-by-step approach
Includes historical boxes to enliven and entertain

New to this Edition

Completely re-written from the 10th edition - new authors, new, crisp approach, using short paragraphs and bullet points
Over 150 line drawings and black and white clinical photos
10-20 photos to show actual soft-tissue structures

Table of Contents

Introduction
Human birth
Obstetric risk management
Assessment and management of labour
Fetal surveillance in labour
Fetal asphyxia
Induction of labour
Preterm labour
Assisted vaginal delivery
Malpresentations
Shoulder dystocia
Caesarean section
Vaginal birth after caesarean section
Uterine rupture
Breech delivery
Twin and triplet delivery
Cord prolapse
Antepartum haemorrhage
Postpartum haemorrhage
Retained placenta
Acute uterine inversion
Lower genital tract trauma
Haemorrhagic shock
Disseminated intravascular coagulation
Amniotic fluid embolism
Analgesia and anaesthesia
Procedures and techniques: Acute tocolysis
Version
Uterine tamponade
Uterine compression sutures
Pelvic vessel ligation and embolisation
Obstetric hysterectomy
Symphysiotomy
Destructive operations on the fetus



Author Information
By Thomas F. Baskett, MB, BCh, BAO, FRCS(C), FRCS(Ed), FRCOG, FACOG, DHMSA, Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Andrew A. Calder, MB, ChB, MD, FRCS(Ed), FRCP(Glas), FRCP(Ed), FRCOG, HonFCOG(SA), Professor and Head, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Edinburgh, UK; and Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, MB, BS, MD, PhD, FRCS(Ed), FRCOG, FACOG, HonFCOG(SA), Professor and Head, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St George’s University Medical School, London, UK