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June 1, 1995Anesthesiology

Obstetric Anesthesia

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Key result

The book Obstetric Anesthesia: Principles and Practice is highly recommended as a comprehensive, clinically relevant, and well-organized reference text for practitioners at all levels of training.

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SRSivam RamanathanCedars-Sinai Medical Center

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Implication

May guide obstetric anesthesia training; leaves open comparative evaluation of educational resources.

Key Points

  • To evaluate the scope, clinical utility, and organization of the comprehensive textbook 'Obstetric Anesthesia: Principles and Practice' within modern peripartum care.
  • Reviewed a 1,040-page reference text consisting of 53 chapters organized across 10 thematic sections.
  • Evaluated contributions from approximately 62 anesthesiologists and obstetricians regarding clinical relevance, scientific depth, and management algorithms.
  • Highlighted substantial advances in the field, including the routine adoption of neuraxial opioids and the anesthetic management of high-risk pregnancies.
  • Found high overall consistency across chapters with well-structured basic science foundations, clinical summary boxes, and extensive bibliographies, despite complex multi-page airway algorithms.

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Obstetric Anesthesia

A review of the textbook Obstetric Anesthesia: Principles and Practice, recommending it as a comprehensive reference for obstetric anesthesia.

Limitations

  • The bibliography is somewhat overwhelming.
  • The management algorithm for the difficult airway is presented in two parts on different pages, making navigation difficult.
  • The sheer size and price of the book may intimidate a reader at first glance.

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Sivam Ramanathan (1995) conducted a review in Obstetric Anesthesia. The book Obstetric Anesthesia: Principles and Practice is highly recommended as a comprehensive, clinically relevant, and well-organized reference text for practitioners at all levels of training.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97a65a883af1d6c8a6774bhttps://doi.org/10.1097/00000542-199506000-00047
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