Obstetric Life Support Manual
eBook - ePub

Obstetric Life Support Manual

Etiology, prevention, and treatment of maternal medical emergencies and cardiopulmonary arrest in pregnant and postpartum patients

  1. 200 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Obstetric Life Support Manual

Etiology, prevention, and treatment of maternal medical emergencies and cardiopulmonary arrest in pregnant and postpartum patients

About this book

This text is a comprehensive review in normal and abnormal pregnancy physiology, the most common etiologies of maternal medical emergencies, recognition of maternal deterioration and pending cardiopulmonary arrest, modifications to cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pregnant and postpartum patients, special procedures that can assist in diagnosing and treating maternal medical emergencies tailored to the setting (e.g., point-of-care ultrasound, resuscitative cesarean delivery, extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation), treatment of trauma/stroke in pregnancy, and postpartum maternal medical emergencies. There are streamlined algorithms and cognitive aids designed to improve a team's ability to successfully implement techniques unique to treating maternal medical emergencies and cardiac arrest.

  • Offers a practical guide to treating complex and challenging maternal medical emergencies
  • Equips the entire team responding to a maternal cardiac arrest with the current evidence-based approaches and techniques
  • Presents a thorough review, detailed algorithms, and a consolidated discussion of the practical aspects of implementation

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons [Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND)] 4.0 license.

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Yes, you can access Obstetric Life Support Manual by Andrea Shields, Jacqueline Vidosh, Laurie Kavanagh, Peter Nielsen, Brook Thomson, Andrea Shields,Jacqueline Vidosh,Laurie Kavanagh,Peter Nielsen,Brook Thomson in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Emergency Medicine & Critical Care. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2023
eBook ISBN
9781000901641
Edition
1
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Obstetric Life Support Course Overview
  9. 1 Background on Maternal Cardiac Arrest
  10. 2 Anatomic and Physiologic Adaptations of Pregnancy
  11. 3 Prevention of Maternal Cardiac Arrest
  12. 4 Common Causes of Maternal Cardiac Arrest
  13. 5 Review of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Modifications for Pregnant Patients in Basic Life Support
  14. 6 Review of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Modifications for Pregnant Patients in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Advanced Life Support
  15. 7 Special Procedures in Obstetric Life Support
  16. 8 Traumatic Maternal Cardiac Arrest
  17. 9 Postpartum Cardiac Arrest
  18. 10 Maternal Stroke and Acute Cerebrovascular Disease
  19. 11 Post-Arrest Care
  20. 12 Communication during Maternal Cardiac Arrest
  21. 13 Putting It All Together
  22. Appendix A: Abbreviations
  23. Appendix B: OBLS Mnemonics
  24. Appendix C: Resources
  25. Appendix D: American Heart Association Opioid-Associated Emergency Algorithm for Healthcare Providers
  26. Appendix E: Post-ROSC Care Checklist IH
  27. Appendix F: Post-ROSC Care Checklist OH
  28. Appendix G: Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis Following Stroke
  29. Appendix H: Megacode Checklist OH Basic
  30. Appendix I: Megacode Checklist OH Advanced
  31. Appendix J: Megacode Checklist IH
  32. Appendix K: Institutional Preparedness
  33. Appendix L: OBLS Drug List