Knack of obstetrical anesthesia.

Anesthesia for Non-Obstetrical Surgery during Pregnancy

The number of surgical procedures in gravid women unrelated to pregnancy itself has been increased over years. In such cases, one must keep in mind the responsibility for two patients, the optimization and maintenance of maternal homeostasis, avoiding alterations on uteroplacental perfusion that can bring harm to the fetus. This review focus on safety to performing these procedures during pregn...

Practice Guidelines for Obstetrical Anesthesia: Bibliography American Society of Anesthesiologists

Ketamin in obstetrical anesthesia: Clinical and experimental results.

In the last several years the Phencyclidin derivative Ketamin has been used more andmore clinically in obstetrics äs in other fields. Especially in obstetrics some pharmacological qualities of Ketamin led to the assumption that this substance caused fewer anesthesia-induced sideefFects on mother and child. In the field of obstetrics the ränge of effects and side-effects of an anesthetic influen...

Anesthesia and perioperative care of newborns with obstetrical brachial plexus injuries.

OBJECTIVE The perioperative period is a particularly dangerous time for babies with serious obstetrical brachial plexus injuries undergoing microsurgical reconstruction. The aim of this study was to evaluate the perioperative and early postoperative problems in these patients. METHODS Anesthetic management and pre and postoperative medical records were retrospectively reviewed for infants who...

I-46: Obstetrical Doppler

Accurate assessment of gestational age, fetal growth, and the detection of fetal and placental abnormalities are major benefits of sonography. Color Doppler can be used to assist in the identification of vascular architecture, detection of vascular pathology and visualization of blood flow changes associated with physiologic processes and disease states. The clinical applications of obstetrical...