Anaesthesia for Obstetrics in Developing Countries PDF
Preview Anaesthesia for Obstetrics in Developing Countries
Obstetric Anaesthesia for Developing Countries 2 Oxford University Press makes no representation, express or implied, that the drug dosages in this book are correct. Readers must therefore always check the product information and clinical procedures with the most up-to-date published product information and data sheets provided by the manufacturers and the most recent codes of conduct and safety regulations. The authors and the publishers do not accept responsibility or legal liability for any errors in the text or for the misuse or misapplication of material in this work. Except where otherwise stated, drug doses and recommendations are for the non-pregnant adult who is not breast-feeding. 3 4 Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University’s objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Oxford is a registered trade mark of Oxford University Press in the UK and in certain other countries Published in the United States by Oxford University Press Inc., New York © Oxford University Press, 2010 5 The moral rights of the authors have been asserted Database right Oxford University Press (maker) First published 2010 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, without the prior permission in writing of Oxford University Press, or as expressly permitted by law, or under terms agreed with the appropriate reprographics rights organization. Enquiries concerning reproduction outside the scope of the above should be sent to the Rights Department, Oxford University Press, at the address above You must not circulate this book in any other binding or cover and you must impose the same condition on any acquirer British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Data available Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Data available Typeset by Newgen Imaging Systems (P) Ltd., Chennai, India 6 Printed in Great Britain on acid-free paper by Ashford Colour Press Ltd., Gosport, Hampshire ISBN 978–0–19–957214–4 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that the contents of this book are as complete, accurate and-up-to-date as possible at the date of writing. Oxford University Press is not able to give any guarantee or assurance that such is the case. Readers are urged to take appropriately qualified medical advice in all cases. The information in this book is intended to be useful to the general reader, but should not be used as a means o self-diagnosis or for the prescription of medication. 7 Dedication This pocketbook is dedicated to all mothers in Africa and other parts of the developing world who aspire to receive first world healthcare. The Department of Anaesthetics in Cardiff is supporting education and training of healthcare professionals in the poorest countries of Africa through its registered charity: Mothers of Africa Registered No 1114509 8 Contents Foreword Preface Symbols and abbreviations Contributors 1 Setting up a maternity anaesthetic service Martin Garry, Sarah Harries, Rachel Collis 2 Maternal physiology and pathophysiology Dermot Nicolson, Rachel Collis 3 Maternal pharmacology Dermot Nicolson, Rachel Collis 4 Monitoring the mother Dermot Nicolson, Rachel Collis 5 Basic principles of obstetric anaesthesia Dermot Nicolson, Rachel Collis 6 Pain relief in labour 9 Eleanor Lewis, Sarah Harries 7 Spinal anaesthesia Paul Clyburn 8 Epidural anaesthesia Rafal Baraz, Paul Clyburn 9 Complications of regional anaesthesia Paul Clyburn, Rafal Baraz 10 Other local anaesthetic techniques Rafal Baraz, Paul Clyburn 11 Post delivery Rafal Baraz, Paul Clyburn 12 General anaesthesia Stephen Morris, Eugène Zoumenou 13 Complications of general anaesthesia Stephen Morris, Eugène Zoumenou 14 Pre-existing disease Raman Sivasankar, Sarah Harries 10
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