Core Topics in Obstetric Anaesthesia

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 trouble-shooting 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 anesthesia, 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.