Chapter 5 – Tips and Tricks for Labor Neuraxial Block
Chapter 5 Tips and Tricks for Labor Neuraxial Block Sikha Shastham Valappil , Gary Stocks , and Roshan Fernando Case Study A 28-year-old primigravida at 39 weeks of gestational age…
Chapter 4 – Epidural Analgesia and Intrapartum Fever
Chapter 4 Epidural Analgesia and Intrapartum Fever Scott Segal Case Study A healthy nulliparous patient at term entered labor spontaneously and was admitted to the labor floor. At 3 cm of…
Chapter 3 – Breakthrough Pain after Labor Epidural Analgesia
Chapter 3 Breakthrough Pain after Labor Epidural Analgesia Nakiyah Knibbs and Yaakov Beilin Case Study An otherwise healthy nulliparous 26-year-old woman at 40 weeks’ gestation presented to the labor and…
Chapter 2 – Epidural Analgesia Maintenance
Chapter 2 Epidural Analgesia Maintenance Thierry Girard Case Study A primiparous 24-year-old parturient with 38 + 4 weeks of gestation requires labor analgesia at 11 p.m. The cervical dilation is…
Chapter 1 – Eating and Drinking in Labor
Chapter 1 Eating and Drinking in Labor Risks versus Benefits Nicola Vousden , Claire Daly , and Andrew Shennan Case Study A low-risk nulliparous patient was admitted for induction of…
Chapter 24 – Predicting Operative Risk
Chapter 24 Predicting Operative Risk Jignasa Modha , Ramai Santhirapala and S. Ramani Moonesinghe Key Points Risk stratification for surgery facilitates informed consent and appropriate patient selection. Several tools exist…
Chapter 18 – Bariatric Patients
Chapter 18 Bariatric Patients Justin A. Burke Key Points Obese patients with co-morbidities have higher rates of perioperative complications compared to healthy obese and normal-weight patients. Identifying and optimising co-morbidities…
Chapter 19 – Chronic Pain, Addiction and Neuropsychiatric Patients
Chapter 19 Chronic Pain, Addiction and Neuropsychiatric Patients Fernando Salazar Key Points Acute post-operative pain is a major risk factor for post-operative chronic pain. Prevention of chronic pain involves identifying…
Chapter 13 – Immunocompromised Patients
Chapter 13 Immunocompromised Patients Enjarn Lin and Stuart Hastings Key Points Immunocompromised patients may present with multi-systemic disease and are at risk for increased perioperative morbidity and mortality. Perioperative care…
Chapter 6 – Respiratory Disease
Chapter 6 Respiratory Disease Shruthi Konda , Michelle Ramsay and Brendan P. Madden Key Points A post-operative pulmonary complication is a pulmonary abnormality that produces significant disease or dysfunction that…
