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Pain Relief and Anaesthesia in Obstetrics by Andre Van Zundert & Gerard W. Ostheimer & Emily Harris
A comprehensive text covering pain relief and anaesthesia in obstetrics. The book is divided into seven sections covering topics from epidural analgesia for obstetric pain relief to controversies in obstetric anaesthesia. It has contributions from experts worldwide.Andre van Zundert and Gerry Ostheimer are leading figures in obstetric and regional anaesthesia practice in Europe and the USA respectively. They have chosen eminent specialists from around the world to contribute to what will become the definitive international textbook of pain relief and anaesthesia in the 1990s. Approximately 90 chapters cover the subject and are divided into 7 sections: 1) Maternal, fetal and neonatal considerations 2) Epidural analgesia for obstetric pain relief 3) Alternatives to epidural analgesia for obstetric pain relief 40 Cesarean delivery 5) The high risk parturient 6) Miscellaneous 7) Controversies in obstetric anesthesia. To maximise the appeal of this work to its largest single market, the USA, the text will be published in American English. From the introduction? A textbook on obstetric analgesia-anesthesia providing information on the practices of more than one country is a useful new approach to our management of mother and baby and to an unveiling of the hidden variables that handicap meta-analysis of obstetric anesthetic outcomes on both sides of the Atlantic. While many chapters describe European and USA approaches, others are even more detailed. Pregnancy-induced hypertension is discussed by experts from 3 counties (UK, USA, Australia) whereas the intricacies of two important entities, the organization of an obstetric anesthesia service and the financial considerations of obstetric anesthesia are each reviewed by representatives of 10 nations. Such diversification will benefit health care providers worldwide and will make the book a valuable addition to all medical libraries Features: * Comprehensive and clinically relevant * Includes varied opinions on same topic * Examines the practice of obstetric anaesthesia from different countries * Contributors are eminent specialists from around the world * Clear readable text * Includes illustrations |
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| Author(s) : | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0443044740 | ISBN-13 : 9780443044748 |
| RRP : £145.00 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 01/03/1996
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page Length : 1062mm
Page Size : 59mm