Develop top-level guidelines for high-risk and critically ill pregnant women with AWHONN High-Risk & Critical Care Obstetrics, 4th Edition , an official publication of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN).
This comprehensive analysis of critical care obstetrics concepts offers summary of research findings and top-notch clinical expertise. Made for perinatal clinicians who provide care to pregnant women with high-risk or critical care conditions, this is the expert guidance you need to navigate complex patient conditions and promote safe, effective perinatal care.
Grow your knowledge base with current clinical guidance on high-risk and critical care obstetrics …
All content fully updated - new chapters on maternal morbidity and mortality, strategies to improve maternal outcomes, critical care development strategies, volume resuscitation, triage, morbidly adherent placenta, and more
Most chapters written by nurse and physician author teams demonstrating effective collaborative care
Practical guidance on obstetric patient assessment and triage
Proven care management insights on handling clinical conditions such as mechanical ventilation during pregnancy, anesthesia emergencies, pharmacologic treatments, hypertension in pregnancy, cardiac and pulmonary disorders in pregnancy, diabetic ketoacidosis and continuous insulin infusion management in pregnancy, acute kidney injury, and moreSample clinical care guidelines address Preeclampsia/Eclampsia, Massive Transfusion, Morbidly Adherent Placenta, and moreUp-to-date summary of research on maternal morbidity and mortality factors - leading causes, life-threatening childbirth conditions, racial disparities, and preventabilityThorough pathophysiology information that details interventions needed for a wide range of obstetric disordersIdeal review text and clinical guide for obstetric nurses and maternal-fetal medical students
Author(s): Nan H. Troiano, Patricia M. Witcher, Suzanne McMurtry Baird
Edition: 4
Publisher: LWW
Year: 2018
Language: English
Commentary: CONVERTED PDF
Tags: Critical Care Obstetrics; Midwifery; Maternity & Women's Health Nursing
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contributing Authors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Foundations for Practice
Chapter 1 Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
Chapter 2 Improving Maternal Outcomes
Chapter 3 Critical Care Obstetric Capabilities: Development Strategies
Chapter 4 Simulation-Based Training
Chapter 5 Adverse and Sentinel Maternal Events: Effective Follow-Up
Part II: Clinical Practice Adjuncts
Chapter 6 Hemodynamic and Oxygen Transport Assessment During Pregnancy
Chapter 7 Mechanical Ventilation During Pregnancy
Chapter 8 Critical Pharmacologic Agents
Chapter 9 Volume Resuscitation and Blood Component Therapy
Part III: Clinical Application
Chapter 10 Hypertension in Pregnancy
Chapter 11 Maternal Cardiac Disorders
Chapter 12 Pulmonary Disorders in Pregnancy
Chapter 13 Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy
Chapter 14 Obstetric Triage Tools
Chapter 15 Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Chapter 16 Acute Kidney Injury
Chapter 17 Maternal Obesity
Chapter 18 Morbidly Adherent Placenta
Chapter 19 Obstetric Hemorrhage
Chapter 20 Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Pregnancy
Chapter 21 Sepsis in Pregnancy
Chapter 22 Amniotic Fluid Embolism
Chapter 23 Trauma in Pregnancy
Chapter 24 Anesthesia Emergencies in the Obstetric Setting
Chapter 25 Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Pregnancy
Part IV: Practice Resources
Appendix A Guidelines for the Care of the Patient with Hypertension During Pregnancy
Appendix B Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient with Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Appendix C Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient with a Morbidly Adherent Placenta
Appendix D Guidelines for the Care of the Patient with Obstetric Hemorrhage
Appendix E Massive Transfusion Protocol—Blood Replacement Therapy
Appendix F Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring an Intra-Arterial Catheter
Appendix G Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring Central Hemodynamic Monitoring
Appendix H Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring Mechanical Ventilation
Appendix I Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Trauma Patient
Appendix J Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Patient Requiring Transport
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