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Title
Obstetric emergencies : a practical guide / Diogo Ayres-de-Campos.
ISBN
9783319416564 (electronic book)
3319416561 (electronic book)
3319416545
9783319416540
Publication Details
Switzerland : Springer, 2016, ©2017.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.1007/978-3-319-41656-4 doi
Call Number
RG571
Dewey Decimal Classification
618.2/025
610
Summary
This book provides a practical guide to the management of obstetric emergencies - acute complications during pregnancy and childbirth that pose a life-threatening risk to the mother and/or the fetus, and whose treatment requires an almost immediate response from the healthcare team in order to guarantee a favorable outcome. The book covers two essential areas: the "predominately fetal" emergencies - acute fetal hypoxia/acidosis, shoulder dystocia, and retention of the aftercoming head; and the "predominately maternal" emergencies - eclampsia, maternal cardiorespiratory arrest and post-partum hemorrhage. The book offers a valuable guide for healthcare professionals who deal with obstetric patients, as they may use it for reviewing these rare situations and for consultation when they encounter them. It is also a useful reference manual for simulation-based courses designed to develop and maintain clinical expertise in this area. Healthcare professionals will find that this book offers a comprehensive and pan-European perspective on the clinical management of these situations, as well as a pragmatic and reliable source of information for dealing with acute complications of pregnancy and childbirth.
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Introduction
Acute fetal hypoxia (including umbilical cord prolapse)
Uterine rupture and major placental abruption
Shoulder dystocia
Eclampsia
Retention of the aftercoming head
Maternal cardio-respiratory arrest
Amniotic fluid embolism
Pulmonary thromboembolism
Major obstetric haemorrhage
Simulation-based training of obstetric emergencies.