Active Labor and Out-of-Hospital Delivery
Active Labor and Out-of-Hospital Delivery Kenneth J. Knowles II OUT-OF-HOSPITAL ACTIVE LABOR Overview An increase in out-of-hospital births has occurred in the United States since 2004, from a rate of…
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Management of Common Surgical Conditions During Pregnancy
Management of Common Surgical Conditions During Pregnancy Gianna Wilkie Julianna Schantz-Dunn OVERVIEW Nonobstetric surgery during pregnancy is challenging for clinicians who care for reproductive-aged women due to concerns for teratogenicity,…
Management of Common Medical Comorbidities During Pregnancy
Management of Common Medical Comorbidities During Pregnancy Wesley P. Eilbert Medical comorbidities in pregnancy frequently manifest as complex illnesses with maternal and fetal health risks. The prevalence of medical problems…
Trauma in Pregnancy
Trauma in Pregnancy Daniel W. Robinson Andrew N. Hogan OVERVIEW Three to eight percent of women will experience trauma while pregnant.1,2,3 The true incidence of trauma in pregnancy is unknown,…
Airway Management in Pregnancy
Airway Management in Pregnancy Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton Margaret Goodrich Kamil Skotnicki OVERVIEW Airway management is challenging in pregnancy due to the anatomic and physiologic changes that occur, impacting oxygenation, ventilation, and…
Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy
Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy Amy Archer Mary Callis OVERVIEW Pregnancy and the puerperium result in a 5-fold greater risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) compared to nonpregnant states.1 Given the physiologic…
Drug Therapy in Pregnancy
Drug Therapy in Pregnancy Daniel W. Robinson Sara Krusenoski PRINCIPLES Risk Classification System The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) changed medication labeling requirements regarding sections and content in 2014.1…
Physiologic Changes in Pregnancy
Physiologic Changes in Pregnancy Tina Chen Cindy C. Bitter OVERVIEW Shortly after fertilization, the ovaries and the fetal-placental complex initiate the biochemical, anatomic, and physiologic adaptive changes necessary to sustain…
Chapter 26 – Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery: Airway Management
Abstract Patients undergoing ear nose and throat (ENT, otorhinolaryngeal) surgery probably present more airway management challenges than any other branch of surgery. ENT procedures encompass a range of operations varying…
Chapter 38 – Airway Management in a Respiratory Epidemic or Pandemic
Abstract The virus responsible for the coronavirus-19 pandemic is predominantly spread by droplet and contact routes of transmission. Many airway management interventions, particularly when applying positive pressure to the airway,…
