Observation Unit—Treatment Protocols J. Douglas Kirk Introduction Although there are guidelines from various sources about the management of patients with heart failure, most pertain to chronic management.1 Limited data are…
The Process and Economics of Heart Failure Sandra Sieck Introduction Heart failure (HF) is the only cardiac disease whose incidence and prevalence are increasing, a trend that threatens to impose…
Acute Exacerbations of Heart Failure: Initial Evaluation and Management in the Acute Care Setting Douglas S. Ander Introduction Heart failure (HF) is a common diagnosis, facing approximately 4,900,000 people.1 Over…
Observation Unit Admission Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria Sean P. Collins Background Heart failure (HF) is a disease of epidemic proportions. Hospitalization accounts for the largest expenditure for care; annual costs…
The Out-of-Hospital Management of Acute Heart Failure Marvin A. Wayne Vincent N. Mosesso Jr. Introduction Acute heart failure (AHF) is one of only two cardiovascular diseases with an increasing prevalence;…
Non-obstetric Surgery during Pregnancy Yaakov Beilin Introduction The incidence of surgery for nonobstetric procedures during pregnancy is between 0.3% and 2% (1,2). As there are approximately 4,000,000 deliveries per year…
Heart Failure in the Observation Unit W. F. Peacock Why Heart Failure? Plain and simple, heart failure is the number one disease in our country. This is a poorly recognized…
In Utero Fetal Surgery and Ex Utero Intrapartum Therapy (EXIT) David G. Mann Olutoyin A. Olutoye Introduction The majority of prenatally diagnosed fetal conditions are amenable to medical or surgical…
In vitro Fertilization and Reproductive Technologies Roanne L. Preston Katherine L. Cheesman Introduction In 2010, Robert Edwards received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, 32 years after the first…
Global Perspective on Obstetric Anesthesia Holly A. Muir Medge D. Owen Maternal Mortality—A Global Crisis Nearly every minute, a woman dies somewhere in the world from complications arising during pregnancy…
