Chapter 9 – Systemic Pharmacologic Analgesia
Chapter 9 Systemic Pharmacologic Analgesia Grace McClune and David Hill Case Study A previously fit and healthy 65-kg nulliparous woman presented at 20 weeks’ gestation with pleuritic chest pain and…
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Chapter 6 – Spinal Ultrasound for Neuraxial Anesthesia Placement
Chapter 6 Spinal Ultrasound for Neuraxial Anesthesia Placement Chiraag Talati and Jose C. A. Carvalho Case Study A multiparous woman (gravida 3, para 2) was admitted to the delivery suite…
Chapter 7 – Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia/Analgesia
Chapter 7 Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia/Analgesia Marc Van de Velde Case Study A healthy primigravidous patient with an uncomplicated pregnancy was induced at 41 weeks’ gestation. Her booking blood pressure was…
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…
