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 29 Ethics, consent and the law Andrew Heck and Ross Clark Introduction Obstetric anaesthesia poses a convergence of all the ethical and consensual dilemmas only…
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 27 Multidisciplinary teaching and training on the delivery unit Catherine Robinson and Cathy Armstrong Introduction In addition to the central role of training anaesthetic trainees…
Figure 26.1 Neuropraxia algorithm. (Courtesy of Adam Zermansky, Kirsty MacLennan, Peter Sandbach and Rachel Stoeter.) Follow-up Anaesthetic contact with the parturient may occur at any time during the antenatal or…
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 24 HIV and infectious disease in pregnancy, including herpes, syphilis and hepatitis Jacqueline E. A. K. Bamfo, Matthew D. Phillips, M. Kingston, K. Chan and Ian Clegg…
Figure 23.1 Flowchart for management of patients with self-reported penicillin allergy. Investigations for antibiotic allergy include the use of skin prick (SPT) and intradermal (IDT) tests. If the skin tests…
Figure 10.1 Mechanism of dural puncture epidural effect. The dural puncture epidural (DPE) technique. Following the introduction of a 17 to 18 gauge epidural needle through the ligamentum flavum, a…
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 19 Endocrine disease in pregnancy, including diabetes mellitus, thyroid and adrenal disease Jenny Myers and Dan Mallaber Diabetes Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common…
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 20 Renal disease Jessica Longbottom and W. Ross Macnab Introduction Chronic renal insufficiency occurs in 0.03–0.2% of all pregnancies. Although rare, these parturients have a…
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 17 Respiratory disease in pregnancy Christopher Kelly, Simon Maguire and Craig Carroll Introduction A number of significant physiological changes occur within the maternal respiratory system…
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 16 Cardiac disease in pregnancy W. Ross Macnab, Anita Macnab and Akbar Vohra Cardiac disease is a significant cause of maternal mortality worldwide. In the…
