Obstetric anesthesia and analgesia practical issues

• Other Authors: Sia, Alex (Editor), Chan, Y. K. (Editor), Gatt, Stephen (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore Red Cells 2012
• Subjects: Anesthesia, Obstetrical; Analgesia
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• Item Description: Includes index
• Physical Description: 400 pages illustrations 20 cm
• ISBN: 9789810714758; 9810714750

This book on obstetric anesthesia and analgesia has information which is much more than the size and the number of pages it consists of. Its paperback format and size is such that it would fit easily into coat pockets and be a companion for anesthesiologists involved in care of the parturient. The text in this handbook is not like the one usually seen, but is more telegraphic and in a bulleted format in most chapters, which in my opinion is appropriate for handbooks as it avoids information which a reader is not looking for. It aims to provide working information for both the experienced and occasional obstetric anesthetist, with contributions from 33 authors and the 3 editors themselves. All the authors have been able to give their own practice perspectives to commonly encountered problems in obstetric anesthesia practice. At times there is repetition of information that is invariably seen in books with chapters contributed by multiple authors. The handbook has been sectioned into very convenient four major sections. The topics in this section are based more on practical issues rather than routine anatomy, physiology, and anesthesiology implication sections. Most of the chapters in the book end with a summary that mentions all the relevant information in a very concise manner