Intro; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1: Anesthesia for Pregnancy Induced Liver Disease; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy; 1.2.1 Incidence and Risk Factors; 1.2.2 Diagnosis; 1.2.3 Obstetric Management; 1.2.4 Anesthetic Management; 1.2.5 Prognosis; 1.2.6 Maternal, Fetal, and Neonatal Outcomes; 1.3 HELLP Syndrome; 1.3.1 Definition and Incidence; 1.3.2 Pathophysiology; 1.3.3 Diagnosis and Classification; 1.3.4 Obstetric Management; 1.3.5 Medical Treatment; 1.3.6 Preoperative Transfusion; 1.3.7 Choice of Anesthesia; 1.3.8 Prognosis
1.3.9 Complications1.3.10 Follow-Up; 1.4 Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy; 1.4.1 Definition and Incidence; 1.4.2 Risk Factors; 1.4.3 Pathophysiology; 1.4.4 Clinical Features and Laboratory Findings; 1.4.5 Prognosis; 1.4.6 Diagnosis; 1.4.7 Obstetric Management; 1.4.8 Anesthetic Management; 1.4.9 Postoperative Care; 1.5 Hyperemesis Gravidarum; 1.6 General Considerations for Anesthesia Management; 1.6.1 Anesthesia Technique; 1.6.2 Local Anesthetics; 1.6.3 Intravenous and Inhalation Anesthetics; 1.6.4 Muscle Relaxants; 1.6.5 Practice of General Anesthesia
1.6.6 Postoperative CareReferences; 2: Anesthetic Management of Pregnant Patients with Hypertensive Disorders; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Classification of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy; 2.3 Pathophysiology; 2.4 Diagnostic Challenges of Preeclampsia; 2.5 Severity of Preeclampsia; 2.6 Anesthetic Management; 2.6.1 Airway; 2.6.2 Control of Rising Blood Pressure; 2.6.3 Hemodynamic Monitoring; 2.6.4 Prevention and Treatment of Seizures; 2.6.5 Fluid Balance; 2.6.6 Laboratory Investigations Including the Coagulation Status; 2.7 Neuraxial Blockade in Preeclamptic Parturient
2.7.1 Neuraxial Technique and Its Associated Complications in preeclamptic patients2.7.2 Neuraxial Labor Analgesia for Labor and Delivery; 2.8 Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery; 2.8.1 Technique of Anesthesia; 2.8.2 Recommended Monitoring for Cesarean Delivery; 2.9 Postpartum Management; 2.9.1 Analgesia; 2.9.2 Thromboprophylaxis; 2.9.3 Discontinuation of Intravenous Magnesium Sulfate; 2.9.4 Identification and Management of Postpartum Complications; 2.10 Recent Advances; 2.10.1 Echocardiography; 2.10.2 Placental Growth Factor; References
3: Anesthesia for the Pregnant Diabetic Patient3.1 Introduction; 3.1.1 Diabetes Mellitus Definition, Epidemiology, and Classification; 3.2 Pathophysiology; 3.3 Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus; 3.4 Interaction of Diabetes Mellitus with Pregnancy; 3.4.1 The Effect of Pregnancy on Diabetes Mellitus [4, 12]; 3.4.2 The Effect of Diabetes Mellitus on Parturient [4, 12]; 3.4.3 The Effect of Diabetes Mellitus on Fetus [4, 12]; 3.5 Obstetric Management; 3.6 Anesthetic Management; 3.6.1 Management and Analgesia for Labor and Vaginal Delivery