| Description |
1 online resource (258 pages) |
| Series |
Evidence-based Medicine |
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Evidence-based medicine.
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| Contents |
Evidence-based Obstetric Anesthesia; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART 1 Analgesia for normal labor; CHAPTER 1 Consent for obstetric analgesia and anesthesia; CHAPTER 2 Epidural analgesia and the progress of labor; CHAPTER 3 Maintenance of epidural analgesia for labor -- continuous infusion or patient controlled; CHAPTER 4 The use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for labor pain; CHAPTER 5 Is nitrous oxide an effective analgesic for labor? A qualitative systematic review |
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CHAPTER 6 Choice of local anesthetic for labor and delivery -- bupivacaine, ropivacaine and levobupivacaineCHAPTER 7 Intrathecal opioids in labor -- do they increase the risk of fetal bradycardia?; CHAPTER 8 Epidural catheter design and the incidence of complications; PART 2 Anesthesia for cesarean section; CHAPTER 9 The effect of increasing central blood volume to decrease the incidence of hypotension following spinal anesthesia for cesarean section; CHAPTER 10 The use of vasopressors for the prevent |
| Summary |
This is a clinical EBM book with contributions from North America, Europe and the Middle East. There is an introductory section on the basics as there are particular issues about follow up in this specialty. The clinical chapters follow the question framing and discussion of evidence format. The evidence is graded to indicate best practice according to what is available. The editor has been involved in many of the systematic reviews and meta analyses in this area |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Anesthesia in obstetrics.
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Evidence-based medicine.
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Anesthesia, Obstetrical
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Anesthesia in obstetrics
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Evidence-based medicine
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Douglas, M. Joanne
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| ISBN |
9780470994047 |
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0470994045 |
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1281320102 |
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9781281320100 |
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