Anesthesia for cesarean section / Giorgio Capogna, editor.

This book examines every aspect of anesthesia in patients undergoing cesarean section. Anesthetic and surgical techniques are clearly described, with detailed guidance on indications and contraindications and identification of potential complications. Practical information is provided on postoperati...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Other Authors: Capogna, Giorgio (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface; Contents; 1: An Opening for the Life; 1.1 Twin Tragedies; 1.2 The Revolutionary Intervention of Edoardo Porro; 1.3 The Conservative Cesarean Section; References; 2: Epidemiology, Indications, and Surgical Techniques; 2.1 Epidemiology; 2.2 Indications; 2.2.1 Introduction; 2.2.2 Classification; 2.2.3 Planned Cesarean Section; 2.2.3.1 Breech Presentation; 2.2.3.2 Multiple Pregnancy; 2.2.3.3 Preterm Birth; 2.2.3.4 Poor Fetal Growth; 2.2.3.5 Placenta Previa; 2.2.3.6 Morbidly Adherent Placenta; 2.2.4 Predicting Cesarean Section for Cephalopelvic Disproportion.
  • 2.2.4.1 Mother to Child Transmission of Maternal Infections2.2.4.2 Maternal Request for Cesarean Section; 2.2.5 Unplanned Cesarean Section; 2.2.5.1 Factors that Reduce the Likelihood of Cesarean Section; 2.2.5.2 Failure to Progress in Labour; 2.2.5.3 Fetal Distress; 2.2.5.4 Classification of Urgency; 2.3 Technique; 2.3.1 Prerequisites; 2.3.2 WHO Surgical Safety Checklist; 2.3.2.1 Sign In (for Cesarean Section); 2.3.2.2 Time Out (for Cesarean Section); 2.3.2.3 Sign Out (for Cesarean Section); 2.3.3 Skin Incision; 2.3.3.1 Vertical Incision; 2.3.3.2 Pfannestiel's Incision.
  • 2.3.3.3 Joel Cohen's Incision2.3.3.4 Maylard Incision; 2.3.4 Uterine Incision; 2.3.4.1 Low Transverse Incision; 2.3.4.2 Low Vertical Incision; 2.3.4.3 Classical Incision; 2.3.5 Delivery of the Fetus; 2.3.5.1 Cephalic Presentation; 2.3.5.2 Face or Brow Cephalic Presentation; 2.3.5.3 Frank Breech; 2.3.5.4 Footling and Complete Breech; 2.3.5.5 Transverse Lie; 2.3.5.6 Back Down Transverse Lie; 2.3.5.7 Back-up Transverse Lie; 2.3.6 Delivery of the Placenta; 2.3.7 Exteriorization of the Uterus; 2.3.8 Suturing of the Uterus; 2.3.9 Peritoneal Closure; 2.3.10 Closure of the Skin.
  • 2.3.11 Misgav Ladach TechniqueReferences; 3: Selection of Anesthesia Methods; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Neuraxial Anesthetic Techniques; 3.2.1 Spinal Anesthesia; 3.2.2 Epidural Anesthesia; 3.2.3 Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia (CSEA); 3.3 General Anesthesia; 3.4 Maternal Medical Diseases Affecting the Anesthetic Choice; 3.4.1 Rheumatic Disease; 3.4.2 Diabetes; 3.4.3 Asthma; 3.4.4 Neurological, Neuromuscular, and Musculoskeletal Disorders; 3.4.5 Renal Diseases; 3.4.6 Hematological Disorders; 3.4.7 Obesity; 3.5 Maternal Obstetric Diseases Affecting Anesthetic Choice.
  • 3.5.1 Preeclampsia3.5.2 HELLP (Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, Low Platelets); 3.5.3 Placenta Accreta; References; 4: Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Section; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Advantages of Neuraxial Anesthesia; 4.3 Technique; 4.3.1 Consent; 4.3.2 Preparation; 4.3.3 Aseptic Technique; 4.3.4 Needle Selection; 4.3.5 Positioning of the Patient; 4.4 Spinal Technique; 4.5 Intravenous Fluids; 4.6 Local Anesthetics; 4.7 Opioids; 4.7.1 Intrathecal Fentanyl; 4.7.2 Intrathecal Sufentanil; 4.7.3 Intrathecal Morphine; 4.7.4 Intrathecal Diamorphine.