Critical Care Obstetrics (6th Edition)

Description

A new edition of the proven guide to providing emergency care for mothers-to-be in acute medical distress

Now in its sixth edition, Critical Care Obstetrics offers an authoritative guide to what might go seriously wrong with a pregnancy and delivery and explains how to manage grave complications. Written by an international panel of experts, this updated and revised edition contains the most recent advances in the field as well as recommendations for treating common complications such as bleeding, thrombosis, trauma, acute infection, airway problems and drug reactions in a pregnant patient.

This important guide offers the information needed to enable the early-on recognition of life-threatening conditions and the use of immediate life-saving treatments in emergency situations. The techniques and procedures outlined help to maximise the survival prospects of both the mother and fetus. The authors offer an accessible text for any healthcare professional responsible for the care and management of pregnant women and their unborn children. Critical Care Obstetrics is a vital resource that:

• Contains a clear guide for early recognition of conditions which may prove life threatening
• Offers new information on Analgesia and sedation; Imaging and interventional radiology in pregnancy; Oxygen therapy; and Pulmonary hypertension
• Presents protocols for implementing life-saving treatments in emergency situations
• Written by international experts in emergency obstetric medicine

Designed for use by obstetricians and obstetrician and gynecology trainees, Critical Care Obstetrics is the updated guide to the management of serious conditions in pregnancy and delivery.

Table of Contents

1. List of Contributors ix
2. Foreword to the Sixth Edition xvii
3. Part One Basic Critical Care Clinical and Surgical Principles 1
   1. Epidemiology of Critical Illness in Pregnancy 3 – Cande V. Ananth and John C. Smulian
   2. Organizing an Obstetrical Critical Care Unit: Care without Walls 17 – Julie Scott and Michael R. Foley
   3. Critical Care Obstetric Nursing 27 – Nan H. Troiano and Suzanne McMurtry Baird
   4. Pregnancy‐Induced Physiologic Alterations 41 – Errol R. Norwitz and Julian N. Robinson
   5. Maternal Blood Gas Physiology 69 – Aaron B. Caughey
   6. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance 87 – William E. Scorza, Sharon Maynard, and Anthony Scardella
   7. Interventional Radiology in Pregnancy 115 – Sheena A. Pimpalwar and Michael A. Belfort
   8. Fetal Considerations in the Critically Ill Gravida 123 – Jeffrey P. Phelan
   9. Fetal Effects of Drugs Commonly Used in Critical Care 151 – Sarah Gloria Običan and Jerome Yankowitz
   10. Maternal‐Fetal Oxygenation 175 – Alfred D. Fleming and Marsha Henn
   11. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in Pregnancy 183 – Terri‐Ann Bennett and Carolyn M. Zelop
   12. Neonatal Resuscitation 193 – Jay P. Goldsmith and Gilbert I. Martin
   13. Ventilator Management in Critical Illness 215 – Luis D. Pacheco and Antonio Saad
   14. Vascular Access 249 – Gayle Olson and Aristides P. Koutrouvelis
   15. Nutritional Support 265 – Bill Tang, Michael J. Tang, and Jeffrey P. Phelan
   16. Dialysis in Pregnancy 273 – Evan I. Fisher, Shad H. Deering, and James D. Oliver III
   17. Cardiopulmonary Bypass 285 – Alexis L. McQuitty
   18. Noninvasive Monitoring in Critical Care 303 – Amir Shamshirsaz and Michael A. Belfort
   19. Obstetric Analgesia and Anesthesia 315 – M. James Lozada, Rovnat Babazade, and Rakesh B. Vadhera
   20. Critical Care Drills in Obstetrics 331 – Monica A. Lutgendorf and Shad H. Deering
   21. Maternal‐Fetal Transport in the High‐Risk Pregnancy 347 – Albert P. Sarno, Joshua A. Makhoul, and John C. Smulian
4. Part Two Acute Emergencies 359
   1. Seizures and Status Epilepticus 361 – Michael W. Varner
   2. Acute Spinal Cord Injury 369 – Lisa R. Wenzel, Angela Vrooman, and Hunter A. Hammill
   3. Severe Acute Asthma 391 – Dharani K. Narendra and Nicola A. Hanania
   4. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Pregnancy 403 – Dharani K. Narendra, David Muigai, and Kalpalatha K. Guntupalli
   5. Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema 419 – Wayne J. Franklin and William C. Mabie
   6. The Acute Abdomen during Pregnancy 429 – Ibrahim A. Hammad and Howard T. Sharp
   7. Acute Pancreatitis 441 – Anna S. Leung and Jeffrey P. Phelan
   8. Acute Renal Injury 457 – Kristen L. Elmezzi, Caroline C. Marrs, C. Luke Dixon, Shad H. Deering, and Giuseppe Chiossi
   9. Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy 471 – Ibrahim A. Hammad and T. Flint Porter
   10. Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation 479 – Nazli Hossain and Michael J. Paidas
   11. Endocrine Emergencies 487 – Mary Catherine Tolcher, Heather S. Hoff, and Kjersti Marie Aagaard
   12. Acute Psychiatric Conditions in Pregnancy 501 – Lucy J. Puryear
   13. Diabetic Ketoacidosis 519 – Mark A. Curran
5. Part Three Shock in Pregnancy 533
   1. Hypovolemic Shock 535 – Jerasimos Ballas and Scott Roberts
   2. Blood Component Therapy and Massive Transfusion 547 – Shiu‐Ki Rocky Hui, Kjersti Marie Aagaard, and Jun Teruya
   3. Etiology and Management of Hemorrhage 569 – Irene A. Stafford, Michael A. Belfort, and Gary A. Dildy
   4. Septic Shock 599 – Sonya S. Abdel‐Razeq and Errol R. Norwitz
   5. Cardiogenic Shock 631 – Scott Roberts and Martha W.F. Rac
   6. Anaphylactic Shock in Pregnancy 641 – Raymond O. Powrie
   7. Amniotic Fluid Embolism 653 – Gary A. Dildy, Michael A. Belfort, and Steven L. Clark
6. Part Four Medical and Surgical Management 671
   1. Pregnancy‐Related Stroke 673 – Jamil ElFarra and James N. Martin, Jr.
   2. Cardiac Disease and Pregnancy 699 – Wayne J. Franklin, Roxann Rokey, Michael R. Foley, and Michael A. Belfort
   3. Anesthetic Considerations in the Critically Ill Gravida with Cardiac Disease 731 – Shobana Murugan, Lisa Mouzi Wofford, Sandeep Markan, and Yi Deng
   4. Thromboembolic Disease 755 – Martha Pritchett Mims
   5. Pulmonary Hypertension in Pregnancy 775 – Mohammed F. Zaidan and Alexander G. Duarte
   6. Sickle Cell Disease and Pregnancy 791 – Iberia Romina Sosa and Mark M. Udden
   7. Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Hemolytic‐Uremic Syndrome, and HELLP 803 – Kelty R. Baker
   8. The Placenta as a Critical Care Issue 821 – Karin A. Fox, Martha W.F. Rac, Alireza A. Shamshirsaz, and Michael A. Belfort
   9. Complications of Preeclampsia 837 – Mary Catherine Tolcher, Hector Mendez‐Figueroa, and Kjersti Marie Aagaard
   10. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome 873 – Fawzi Saoud and Maged M. Costantine
   11. Trauma in Pregnancy 891 – Robert Rossi, Alfredo F. Gei, and James W. Van Hook
   12. Thermal and Electrical Injury 919 – Cornelia R. Graves
   13. Overdose, Poisoning, and Envenomation during Pregnancy 927 – Alfredo F. Gei, Victor R. Suarez, and James W. Van Hook
   14. The Organ Transplant Patient in the Obstetric Critical Care Setting 985 – Calla Holmgren and James R. Scott
   15. Fetal Surgery Procedures and Associated Maternal Complications 997 – Alireza A. Shamshirsaz, Venkata Bandi, David Muigai, R. H. Ball, and Michael A. Belfort
   16. Cancer in the Pregnant Patient 1005 – Kristin Bixel, Kenneth H. Kim, and David M. O’Malley
   17. Mass Casualties and the Obstetrical Patient 1023 – Lisa M. Foglia and Peter E. Nielsen
   18. Biological, Chemical, and Radiological Exposures in Pregnancy 1027 – Lisa M. Foglia and Peter E. Nielsen
7. Part Five Ethical and Legal Considerations 1037
   1. Ethics in the Obstetric Critical Care Setting 1039 – Fidelma B. Rigby
   2. Medical‐Legal Considerations in Critical Care Obstetrics 1063 – Jeffrey P. Phelan
   3. Index 1085

Author Biography

Jeffrey P. Phelan MD, President and Director of Clinical Research, Childbirth Injury Prevention Foundation, Glendora, CA, USA; San Gabriel Valley Perinatal Medical Group, Inc, West Covina, CA, USA; Former Director of Quality Assurance, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Citrus Valley Medical Center, West Covina, CA, USA

Luis D. Pacheco MD, Professor of Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Anesthesiology, Divisions of Maternal Fetal Medicine and Surgical Critical Care, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA

Michael R. Foley MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, USA

George R. Saade MD, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, and Cell Biology, Chief of Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA

Gary A. Dildy MD, Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

Michael A. Belfort MBBCH, MD, PhD, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA