TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Anesthesia for the Complicated Obstetric Patient A1 - Dado, Lisa A. A2 - Foley, Michael R. A2 - Strong, Jr., Thomas H. A2 - Garite, Thomas J. PY - 2015 T2 - Obstetric Intensive Care Manual, 4e AB - A thorough understanding of the nature of the parturient’s pain is the first aspect in providing optimal obstetric anesthetic care. Once the biology and pathophysiology of this special acute pain is discussed, the benefits of analgesia for this pain will appropriately follow. Pharmacology of local anesthetics and related drugs will be reviewed, with special emphasis on complications associated with their administration. A variety of techniques including epidural, subarachnoid, and other regional techniques will be discussed with benefits and complications reviewed. General anesthesia for cesarean section delivery will be outlined. A variety of special consideration patients will be addressed, including: (1) the preeclamptic patient, (2) preterm birth patient on tocolytics, (3) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–positive mothers, (4) coagulopathies, (5) cardiac disease, and (6) pulmonary disease. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1115791383 ER -