Obstetric Anaesthesia

This handbook covers all aspects of obstetric anaesthesia the trainee anaesthetist will encounter when on the labour ward, and its accessible style makes it essential reading for other members of the labour ward team. Broken down into topics, with bullet points, boxes and quick-reference clinical information throughout, this is an invaluable text for anyone involved in this challenging subspecialty area.

In addition to conventional chapters covering maternal physiology, pathophysiology, and obstetric regional and general anaesthetic techniques, there is practical and useful advice on how to survive on the labour ward and anticipate potential problems. A chapter is dedicated to the important and often neglected area of the antenatal identification and preparation of mothers with potential for anaesthetic problems during childbirth Postnatal review of the mothers who have received attention from the anaesthetist during labour is also comprehensively covered.

There is practical advice on caring for the sick mother suffering major haemorrhage, hypertensive and embolic diseases, and a chapter devoted to managing the collapsed and compromised parturient.

The final section is a comprehensive and easily navigated A-Z of the less common conditions encountered in mothers on the delivery ward including references for further reading.

Readership: Aimed primarily at trainee anaesthetists, the book will also appeal to consultants in anaesthesia, anaesthetic nurses, trainees in obstetrics and gynaecology, midwives, and operating department practitioners.

Contents
1. Thinking about obstetric anaesthesia
2. Confidential enquiry into maternal and child health
3. Maternal physiology
4. Maternal pathophysiology
5. Antenatal issues including pain management
6. Non-regional labour anaesthesia
7. Regional techniques in pregnancy
8. Regional anaesthesia for labour
9. Anaesthesia for Caesarean Section - basic principles
10. Anaesthesia for Caesarean Section - regional anaesthesia
11. Anaesthesia for Caesarean Section - general anaesthesia
12. Post delivery symptom control
13. Anaesthesia and analgesia for specific obstetric indications
14. Post partum review and problems
15. Anaesthesia for non-obstetric surgery
16. Major obstetric haemorrhage
17. Pre-eclampsia
18. Embolic disease
19. The collapsed and compromised parturient
20. The fetus
21. Controversies in obstetric anaesthesia
22. A-Z of conditions in obstetric anaesthesia

Authors, editors, and contributors

Edited by Paul Clyburn, Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK,
Rachel Collis, Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK,
Sarah Harries, Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK, and
Stuart Davies, Consultant Anaesthetist, Swansea NHS Trust, UK


Contributors:Dr Korede Adekanye, Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
Dr Fiona Benjamin, Consultant Anaesthetist, Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, UK
Dr Val Billing, Specialist Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Sue Catling, Consultant Anaesthetist, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK
Dr Monica Chawathe, Consultant Anaesthetist, Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, UK
Dr Karthikeyan Chelliah, Specialist Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr D Chethan, Specialist Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Christine Conner, Consultant in Obstetrics & Fetal Medicine, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
Dr Libby Duff, Specialist Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Kath Eggers, Consultant Anaesthetist, Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, UK
Dr Caroline Evans, Specialist Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Moira Evans, Consultant Anaesthetist, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK
Dr Claire Farley, Specialist Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Martin Garry, Consultant Anaesthetist, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK
Dr Shubhranshu Gupta, Specialist Registrar, West of Scotland School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr David Hill, Consultant Anaesthetist, The Ulster Hospital, Belfast, UK
Dr Felicity Howard, Specialist Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Jon Hughes, Consultant Anaesthetist, Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend, Uk
Dr Saira Hussain, Specialist Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Aravindh Jayakumar, Specialist Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Eleanor Lewis, Specialist Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Anthony Murphy, Consultant Anaesthetist, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK
Dr Vinay Ratnalikar, Consultant Anaesthetist, Singleton Hospital, Swansea, UK
Dr Shilpa Rawat, Specialist Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Dan Redfern, Specialist Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Alun Rees, Consultant Anaesthetist, Withybush General Hospital, Haverfordwest, UK
Dr Leanne Rees, Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
Dr Hywel Roberts, Specialist Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Anette Scholz, Consultant Anaesthetist, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
Dr Raman Sivasankar, Specialist Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Stephen Stamatakis, Specialist Trainee, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Gavin Sullivan, Specialist Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Daryl Thorp-Jones, Specialist Registrar, Peninsula School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Matt Turner, Specialist Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Viju Varadarajan, Specialist Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Ramesh Vasoya, Specialist Trainee, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Dave Watkins, Specialist Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK
Dr Shreekar Yadthore, Specialist Registrar, Welsh School of Anaesthesia, UK.