Gerard W. Ostheimer "what's new in obstetric anesthesia" lecture.

Gerard W . Ostheimer “ What ’ s New in Obstetric Anesthesia ” Lecture

THE Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology was founded in 1968 to provide a forum for the discussion of problems unique to the peripartum period. The “What’s New in Obstetric Anesthesia” Lecture was established in 1975 at the annual meeting of the society to update members of the relevant literature published in the previous calendar year. In 1995, this lecture was renamed the “Gerar...

What ’ s New in Obstetric Anesthesia - 2011 ?

Objectives: The primary objective of this review is to highlight key papers published from January 2011 to December 2011 which have major scientifi c and clinical relevance to practicing obstetric anesthesiologists. Relevant topics in this review originate from published research in the fi elds of obstetric anesthesia, obstetrical medicine, perinatology, pediatrics, epidemiology, maternal healt...

Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology.

What's new in obstetric anesthesia?

The current article covers some of the major themes that emerged in 2009 in the fields of obstetric anesthesiology, obstetrics, and perinatology, with a special emphasis on the implications for the obstetric anesthesiologist.

American Society of Anesthesiologists' Practice Guidelines for Obstetric Anesthesia: update 2006.

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) first developed and approved Practice Guidelines for Obstetrical Anesthesia in October 1998, with publication in 1999. The process of preparing a practice guideline is initiated when the ASA Committee on Standards and Practice Parameters recognizes a need for assessment of clinical practice in a particular area of anesthesia care. Once a task forc...