Anesthesia in obstetrics

The book presents, in a theoretical and mostly practical aspect, a number of problems related to anesthesia in obstetrics. This specific field in anesthesiology has certain characteristics that require its practitioners to have special knowledge of obstetrics, anesthesiology, pharmacology. Of particular interest for obstetric analgesia are issues of perinatal pharmacology, the pharmacology of local anesthetics, inhalation anesthetics, opiates and their influence on the uterus, labor, the fetus and the newborn child. A special place is devoted to the anesthesia of the anesthesia in caesarean section, recommending algorithms of behavior. Several chapters address issues related to high-risk pregnancy and anesthesia. Questions about analgesia for preeclampsia and eclampsia, HELLP syndrome, pregnant women with cardiac, respiratory, neurological, renal, hematological, endocrinological and other diseases are also developed in detail. Certain chapters deal with the issues of anesthesia for operations during pregnancy, as well as analgesia for minor obstetric operations and manipulations. Issues of resuscitation of newborn children are also touched upon, as well as issues of maternal mortality and medico-legal issues of obstetric anesthesia.