Near Misses and Maternal Mortality Joy L. Hawkins Introduction The subspecialty of obstetric anesthesia has made tremendous efforts in the area of patient safety. Obstetric anesthesiologists have documented their practices…
Utilization of Crisis Resource Management and Simulation in Maternal and Neonatal Safety Stephen D. Pratt Introduction The twentieth century saw dramatic improvements in the quality of health care. Medical advances…
Trauma During Pregnancy: Maternal Resuscitation, Rapid Response Team, and Protocols Sally Radelat Raty Kenneth L. Mattox Uma Munnur Andrew D. Miller Mihaela Podovei Introduction Trauma during pregnancy is a significant…
Jehovah’s Witness: Ethical and Anesthetic-related Issues Connie Khanh Vu Lan Tran Introduction The care of a Jehovah’s Witness parturient can pose an ethical dilemma for the anesthesia care team since…
Substance Abuse and the Drug-addicted Mother John T. Sullivan Introduction The primary concerns for obstetric anesthesiologists in managing parturients with a history of substance abuse include understanding and managing the…
Informed Consent and Other Ethical and Legal Issues in Obstetric Anesthesia William J. Sullivan M. Joanne Douglas Introduction Ethical dilemmas exist in medicine when there is more than one possible…
Parturient with Pre-existing Congenital Anomalies David G. Mann General Approach to Patient with A Pre-Existing Congenital Anomaly A pre-existing congenital anomaly is frequently the result of some genetic syndrome, which…
Psychiatric Disorders Julio B. Delgado Michael Frölich Introduction Diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders during pregnancy and the postpartum period is a topic of significant relevance due to the high…
Anesthesia for the Pregnant Patient with Immunologic Disorders Stephen H. Halpern Margaret Srebrnjak Introduction The role of the immune system is to rid the body of foreign material such as…
Renal and Hepatic Disorders in Pregnancy Michael Paech Renal Disease Introduction Renal disease in pregnancy is uncommon, having an estimated incidence of 0.1% (1). It may be present as a…
