Obstetric Emergencies: A Practical Manual

This is an ideal evidence based clinical guide to the essential principles and practical points arising from obstetric emergencies for residents, trainees, and obstetricians in practice. The concise text, illustrated with key diagrams, is from experienced educators and practitioners.
*Provides a concise illustrated guide to the key principles and practical points involved
*Gives trainees, residents, and obstetricians the practical information they need in an emergency *Supplies quick and easy reference to key points with illustrations

Contributors

1. Overview of Obstetric Emergencies

Sanjeewa Padumadasa and Malik Goonewardene

2. Umbilical Cord Prolapse

Sanjeewa Padumadasa and Prasantha Wijesinghe

3. Eclampsia and Pre-Eclampsia with Severe Features

Sanjeewa Padumadasa and Malik Goonewardene

4. Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy

Janaka de Silva and Sanjeewa Padumadasa

5. Cardiac Emergencies in Obstetrics

Sanjeewa Padumadasa and Sanjeewa Rajapakse

6. Maternal Sepsis

Sanjeewa Padumadasa and Udya Rodrigo

7. Maternal Cardiorespiratory Arrest

Sanjeewa Padumadasa and Nilmini Wijesuriya

8. Abnormal Labour

Sanjeewa Padumadasa and Malik Goonewardene

9. Instrumental Vaginal Delivery

Malik Goonewardene and Sanjeewa Padumadasa

10. Shoulder Dystocia

Sanjeewa Padumadasa and Malik Goonewardene

11. Difficult Caesarean Delivery

Sanjeewa Padumadasa and Hemantha Senanayake

12. Complications of Obstetric Anaesthesia

Bhaagya Gunetilleke and Asantha de Silva

13. Antepartum Haemorrhage

Sanjeewa Padumadasa

14. Primary Postpartum Haemorrhage

Sanjeewa Padumadasa and Malik Goonewardene

15. Secondary Postpartum Haemorrhage

Sanjeewa Padumadasa

16. Uterine Rupture

Malik Goonewardene

17. Uterine Compression Sutures

Sanjeewa Padumadasa

18. Uterine Devascularization

Sanjeewa Padumadasa and Prasantha Wijesinghe

19. Emergency Obstetric Hysterectomy

Sanjeewa Padumadasa and Prasantha Wijesinghe

20. Retained Placenta

Malik Goonewardene

21. Acute Uterine Inversion

Sanjeewa Padumadasa and Kapila Gunawardana

22. Amniotic Fluid Embolism

Sanjeewa Padumadasa

23. Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy

Sanjeewa Padumadasa and Aflah Sadikeen

24. Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries

Ruwan Fernando

25. Assisted Vaginal Breech Delivery

Sanjeewa Padumadasa and Malik Goonewardene

26. Twin Delivery

Sanjeewa Padumadasa and Malik Goonewardene

27. External Cephalic Version

Malik Goonewardene and Sanjeewa Padumadasa

28. Internal Podalic Version and Breech Extraction

Sanjeewa Padumadasa and Malik Goonewardene

29. Non-Reassuring Fetal Status

Tiran Dias, Amarnath Bhide, and Austin Ugwumadu

30. Resuscitation of the Newborn

Amit Gupta and Anshuman Paria

31. Simulation in Obstetric Emergencies

Sanjeewa Padumadasa and Sabaratnam Arulkumaran

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