Obstetric Life Support Manual: Etiology, prevention, and treatment of maternal medical emergencies and cardiopulmonary arrest in pregnant and postpartum patients

Synopsis

This text is a comprehensive review in normal and abnormal pregnancy physiology, the most common etiologies of maternal medical emergencies, recognition of maternal deterioration and pending cardiopulmonary arrest, modifications to cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pregnant and postpartum patients, special procedures that can assist in diagnosing and treating maternal medical emergencies tailored to the setting (e.g., point-of-care ultrasound, resuscitative cesarean delivery, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation), treatment of trauma/stroke in pregnancy, and postpartum maternal medical emergencies. There are streamlined algorithms and cognitive aids designed to improve a team’s ability to successfully implement techniques unique to treating maternal medical emergencies and cardiac arrest. Offers a practical guide to treating complex and challenging maternal medical emergencies Equips the entire team responding to a maternal cardiac arrest with the current evidence-based approaches and techniques Presents a thorough review, detailed algorithms, and a consolidated discussion of the practical aspects of implementation

Copyright:

2024

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781000901641

Related ISBNs:

9781032289519, 9781003299288, 9781032289533

Publisher:

CRC Press

Date of Addition:

08/15/23

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Andrea Shields, Jacqueline Vidosh, Laurie Kavanagh, Peter Nielsen, and Brook Thomson

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Medicine

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Andrea Shields

Edited by:

Jacqueline Vidosh

Edited by:

Laurie Kavanagh

Edited by:

Peter Nielsen

Edited by:

Brook Thomson