Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Section 1 Basic science, epidemiology and service organization
- Section 2 Obstetric aspects
- Section 3 Provision of anaesthesia
- Section 4 Medical conditions in pregnancy
- 14 Hypertension in pregnancy, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
- 15 Sepsis and influenza in pregnancy
- 16 Cardiac disease in pregnancy
- 17 Respiratory disease in pregnancy
- 18 Obesity and ultrasonography for central neuraxial blocks
- 19 Endocrine disease in pregnancy including diabetes mellitus, thyroid and adrenal disease
- 20 Renal disease
- 21 Haematologic disease in pregnancy
- 22 Neurosurgical and neurological disease in pregnancy
- 23 Immunology, including testing and management of allergy during pregnancy
- 24 HIV and infectious disease in pregnancy, including herpes, syphilis and hepatitis
- Section 5 Postpartum complications and obstetric emergencies
- Section 6 Service organization
- Index
- Plate section
- References
18 - Obesity and ultrasonography for central neuraxial blocks
from Section 4 - Medical conditions in pregnancy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2015
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- Section 1 Basic science, epidemiology and service organization
- Section 2 Obstetric aspects
- Section 3 Provision of anaesthesia
- Section 4 Medical conditions in pregnancy
- 14 Hypertension in pregnancy, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
- 15 Sepsis and influenza in pregnancy
- 16 Cardiac disease in pregnancy
- 17 Respiratory disease in pregnancy
- 18 Obesity and ultrasonography for central neuraxial blocks
- 19 Endocrine disease in pregnancy including diabetes mellitus, thyroid and adrenal disease
- 20 Renal disease
- 21 Haematologic disease in pregnancy
- 22 Neurosurgical and neurological disease in pregnancy
- 23 Immunology, including testing and management of allergy during pregnancy
- 24 HIV and infectious disease in pregnancy, including herpes, syphilis and hepatitis
- Section 5 Postpartum complications and obstetric emergencies
- Section 6 Service organization
- Index
- Plate section
- References
- Type
- Chapter
- Information
- Core Topics in Obstetric Anaesthesia , pp. 130 - 137Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015
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