RT Book, Section
A1 Gallant, Catherine
A2 Posner, Glenn D.
A2 Dy, Jessica
A2 Black, Amanda
A2 Jones, Griffith D.
SR Print(0)
ID 1106378785
T1 Obstetric Anesthesia and Analgesia
T2 Oxorn-Foote Human Labor & Birth, 6e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Medical
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071740289
LK obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106378785
RD 2024/04/25
AB The  practice  of  obstetric  anesthesia  began  in  1847  when  Sir  James  Young  Simpson  introduced  ether,  or  “twilight  sleep,”  into  obstetric  practice  for  the  final  stages  of  labor  and  delivery.  Today  obstetric  anesthesia  has  evolved  into  a  complex  subspecialty.  Although  the  majority  of  deliveries  are  uncomplicated,  parturients  are  presenting  with  increasingly  complex  comorbidities  such  as  cystic  fibrosis  and  corrected  congenital  heart  disease  because  of  medical  and  surgical  advances  in  the  treatment  of  their  underlying  conditions.  Modern  regional  anesthetic  techniques  have  contributed  to  maternal  and  neonatal  safety.