html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 8 Incidental anaesthesia during pregnancy Desiree M. A. Choi and Kim G. Soulsby Introduction Parturients may require anaesthesia during their pregnancy in order to facilitate obstetric…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 7 Antenatal assessment Allison C. L. Howells In 2007 the Department of Health published Maternity Matters: Choice, Access and Continuity of Care in a Safe Service….
Figure 5.1 Maternal critical care flowchart. Staffing Nursing It is essential for parturients requiring level 2 or 3 care to have their nursing needs met by staff who are trained…
Figure 34.1 Innervation of the iliac crest. The course of the iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal nerves is shown. Injection sites for nerve blocks are indicated. (Courtesy of Perry Ng, Faculty of…
Figure 28.1 Cadaveric image of the sciatic nerve. (Image courtesy of Laura Clark, MD). Figure 28.2 Sensory distribution of the lower extremity [2]. Many approaches to sciatic nerve blockade exist:…
Figure 30.1 Ultrasound image of interscalene brachial plexus visualized between the anterior and middle scalene muscles. In the out-of-plane method the needle tip is not visualized; therefore, localizing the needle…
Figure 26.1 Identify the appropriate spinous process. A point 2.5 cm lateral to the superior border of the spinous process is marked. Lidocaine is infiltrated. Before introducing the Tuohy block…
Figure 33.1 Ultrasound-guided view of the supraclavicular brachial plexus. The brachial plexus is located posterolateral to the subclavian (SC) artery. Note the close proximity of the first rib and pleura….
Figure 21.1 The innervation of the elbow by all six peripheral nerve originating from the brachial plexus. (Reprinted from Anesthesia and Orthopedic Surgery. A. P. Boezaart (ed) [8], with kind…
Figure 5.1 Diagram of multivesicular liposomal bupivacaine. (©Pacira Pharmaceuticals Inc. All rights reserved. Used under license). Body heat destabilizes the phospholipid layer causing degradation of the membrane, resulting in a…
