Obstetric emergencies : a practical guide /
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 guarant...
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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Publisher Address: | Cham : |
Publication Dates: | 2017. |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41656-4 |
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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 hemor |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(x,94pages): illustrations |
ISBN: | 9783319416564 |
Index Number: | RG499 |
CLC: | R714 |
Contents: | 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. |