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Grandy, I. Grattan-Guinness, John Greco, Philip T. Grier, Nicholas Griffin, Nicholas Griffin, David A. Griffiths, Paul J. Griffiths, Stephen R. Grimm, Charles L. Griswold, Charles B. Guignon, Pete A. Y. Gunter, Dimitri Gutas, Gary Gutting, Paul Guyer, Kwame Gyekye, Oscar A. Haac, Raul Hakli, Raul Hakli, Michael Hallett, Edward C. Halper, Jean Hampton, R. James Hankinson, K. R. Hanley, Russell Hardin, Robert M. Harnish, William Harper, David Harrah, Kevin Hart, Ali Hasan, William Hasker, John Haugeland, Roger Hausheer, William Heald, Peter Heath, Richard Heck, John F. Heil, Vincent F. Hendricks, Stephen Hetherington, Francis Heylighen, Kathleen Marie Higgins, Risto Hilpinen, Harold T. Hodes, Joshua Hoffman, Alan Holland, Robert L. Holmes, Richard Holton, Brad W. Hooker, Terence E. Horgan, Tamara Horowitz, Paul Horwich, Vittorio Hösle, Paul Hoβfeld, Daniel Howard-Snyder, Frances Howard-Snyder, Anne Hudson, Deal W. Hudson, Carl A. Huffman, David L. Hull, Patricia Huntington, Thomas Hurka, Paul Hurley, Rosalind Hursthouse, Guillermo Hurtado, Ronald E. Hustwit, Sarah Hutton, Jonathan Jenkins Ichikawa, Harry A. Ide, David Ingram, Philip J. Ivanhoe, Alfred L. Ivry, Frank Jackson, Dale Jacquette, Joseph Jedwab, Richard Jeffrey, David Alan Johnson, Edward Johnson, Mark D. Jordan, Richard Joyce, Hwa Yol Jung, Robert Hillary Kane, Tomis Kapitan, Jacquelyn Ann K. Kegley, James A. Keller, Ralph Kennedy, Sergei Khoruzhii, Jaegwon Kim, Yersu Kim, Nathan L. King, Patricia Kitcher, Peter D. Klein, E. D. Klemke, Virginia Klenk, George L. Kline, Christian Klotz, Simo Knuuttila, Joseph J. Kockelmans, Konstantin Kolenda, Sebastian Tomasz Kołodziejczyk, Isaac Kramnick, Richard Kraut, Fred Kroon, Manfred Kuehn, Steven T. Kuhn, Henry E. Kyburg, John Lachs, Jennifer Lackey, Stephen E. Lahey, Andrea Lavazza, Thomas H. Leahey, Joo Heung Lee, Keith Lehrer, Dorothy Leland, Noah M. Lemos, Ernest LePore, Sarah-Jane Leslie, Isaac Levi, Andrew Levine, Alan E. Lewis, Daniel E. Little, Shu-hsien Liu, Shu-hsien Liu, Alan K. L. Chan, Brian Loar, Lawrence B. Lombard, John Longeway, Dominic McIver Lopes, Michael J. Loux, E. J. Lowe, Steven Luper, Eugene C. Luschei, William G. Lycan, David Lyons, David Macarthur, Danielle Macbeth, Scott MacDonald, Jacob L. Mackey, Louis H. Mackey, Penelope Mackie, Edward H. Madden, Penelope Maddy, G. B. Madison, Bernd Magnus, Pekka Mäkelä, Rudolf A. Makkreel, David Manley, William E. Mann (W.E.M.), Vladimir Marchenkov, Peter Markie, Jean-Pierre Marquis, Ausonio Marras, Mike W. Martin, A. P. Martinich, William L. McBride, David McCabe, Storrs McCall, Hugh J. McCann, Robert N. McCauley, John J. McDermott, Sarah McGrath, Ralph McInerny, Daniel J. McKaughan, Thomas McKay, Michael McKinsey, Brian P. McLaughlin, Ernan McMullin, Anthonie Meijers, Jack W. Meiland, William Jason Melanson, Alfred R. Mele, Joseph R. Mendola, Christopher Menzel, Michael J. Meyer, Christian B. Miller, David W. Miller, Peter Millican, Robert N. Minor, Phillip Mitsis, James A. Montmarquet, Michael S. Moore, Tim Moore, Benjamin Morison, Donald R. Morrison, Stephen J. Morse, Paul K. Moser, Alexander P. D. Mourelatos, Ian Mueller, James Bernard Murphy, Mark C. Murphy, Steven Nadler, Jan Narveson, Alan Nelson, Jerome Neu, Samuel Newlands, Kai Nielsen, Ilkka Niiniluoto, Carlos G. Noreña, Calvin G. Normore, David Fate Norton, Nikolaj Nottelmann, Donald Nute, David S. Oderberg, Steve Odin, Michael O’Rourke, Willard G. Oxtoby, Heinz Paetzold, George S. Pappas, Anthony J. Parel, Lydia Patton, R. P. Peerenboom, Francis Jeffry Pelletier, Adriaan T. Peperzak, Derk Pereboom, Jaroslav Peregrin, Glen Pettigrove, Philip Pettit, Edmund L. Pincoffs, Andrew Pinsent, Robert B. Pippin, Alvin Plantinga, Louis P. Pojman, Richard H. Popkin, John F. Post, Carl J. Posy, William J. Prior, Richard Purtill, Michael Quante, Philip L. 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Thomasson, Katherine Thomson-Jones, Joshua C. Thurow, Vzalerie Tiberius, Terrence N. Tice, Paul Tidman, Mark C. Timmons, William Tolhurst, James E. Tomberlin, Rosemarie Tong, Lawrence Torcello, Kelly Trogdon, J. D. Trout, Robert E. Tully, Raimo Tuomela, John Turri, Martin M. Tweedale, Thomas Uebel, Jennifer Uleman, James Van Cleve, Harry van der Linden, Peter van Inwagen, Bryan W. Van Norden, René van Woudenberg, Donald Phillip Verene, Samantha Vice, Thomas Vinci, Donald Wayne Viney, Barbara Von Eckardt, Peter B. M. Vranas, Steven J. Wagner, William J. Wainwright, Paul E. Walker, Robert E. Wall, Craig Walton, Douglas Walton, Eric Watkins, Richard A. Watson, Michael V. Wedin, Rudolph H. Weingartner, Paul Weirich, Paul J. Weithman, Carl Wellman, Howard Wettstein, Samuel C. Wheeler, Stephen A. White, Jennifer Whiting, Edward R. Wierenga, Michael Williams, Fred Wilson, W. Kent Wilson, Kenneth P. Winkler, John F. Wippel, Jan Woleński, Allan B. Wolter, Nicholas P. Wolterstorff, Rega Wood, W. Jay Wood, Paul Woodruff, Alison Wylie, Gideon Yaffe, Takashi Yagisawa, Yutaka Yamamoto, Keith E. Yandell, Xiaomei Yang, Dean Zimmerman, Günter Zoller, Catherine Zuckert, Michael Zuckert, Jack A. Zupko (J.A.Z.)
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Section 4 - Metabolic disorders
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- By David R. Gambling, Staff Anesthesiologist, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women San Diego; Associate Clincal Professor of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, USA, M. Joanne Douglas, Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Canada, Robert S. F. McKay, Clinical Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas, School of Medicine, Wichita, USA
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Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders
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This edition of Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders provides a convenient resource for practitioners suddenly faced with a parturient who has an unusual medical or surgical condition. The book considers the impact of a condition on pregnancy, labor and delivery, or the fetus and the impact of pregnancy on a condition, or the effect of therapy for the disorder on the fetus or neonate. Case reports and experience from the world literature, and clinical advice from many specialists, are drawn together by an international team of editors and contributors who are leading experts in the field. Clear, concise management guidelines and algorithms are provided, and each chapter is written from the viewpoint of the obstetric anesthesiologist. Thoroughly revised, with chapters on chronic pain in pregnancy and malignancy and pregnancy, this book will be an invaluable resource for any anesthesiologist involved in the clinical management of these complex patients.
Section 2 - Musculoskeletal disorders
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19 - Dermatoses
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- By Robert S. F. McKay, Clinical Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas, School of Medicine – Wichita, Wichita, KS, USA, John E. Schlicher, Private Practice, Dermatologist, Beatrice Keller Clinic, Sun City West, AZ, USA
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Introduction
The hormonal environment during pregnancy leads to significant changes in the integumentary system of virtually all pregnant women. In a few, skin changes may become pathologic. Likewise, women with nonpregnancy-related skin disorders may become pregnant, and the pregnancy may affect the course of the disease or, alternatively, the skin disorder may adversely affect the mother or the fetus. This chapter will focus on (1) normal changes of the skin during pregnancy, (2) pathologic skin disorders that occur primarily in pregnant women, (3) other dermatologic disorders with significant effects on the mother and/or fetus, and (4) the anesthetic considerations for women with these dermatologic disorders. Certain diseases that affect the skin in pregnancy, such as autoimmune diseases, are discussed in detail in other chapters. These diseases may be mentioned only in passing in the current chapter, even though the degree of skin involvement may be substantial.
Functions of the skin
The integumentary system comprises approximately 16% of body weight. It is a system containing multiple tissues including skin itself (epidermis, dermis, and hypodermis), glands (sudoriferous and sebaceous), hair, nails, nervous tissue, blood vessels, and even muscle (piloerector muscles). Although considered a single organ, the skin serves multiple discrete and interactive functions. As a barrier, it protects the body from physical agents, mechanical injury, dehydration, and ultraviolet radiation. The proper balance of collagen and elastic fibers gives skin flexibility while preventing overstretching. The skin's secretory glands, fat, and vascular system help regulate body temperature.
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Section 1 - Cardiovascular and respiratory disorders
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Section 3 - Nervous system disorders
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Preface
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It has been almost ten years since the first edition of Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders was published. Over the past few years colleagues have asked the editors when they could expect to see a new edition. We had some hesitation, not least of which was because we felt that many practioners could find most of this information for themselves using the internet or subspecialty journals. Upon reflection, we recognized that there is no substitute for a textbook that contains information gathered and carefully reviewed by a number of devoted specialists. Hence, spurred on by those requests for a second edition it was decided to create a revision that provides more recent references and reflects some of the changes in obstetric anesthesia practice that have occurred over the past ten years. With the assistance of a third editor, Robert S. F. McKay, we recruited some outstanding new contributors from around the world and created a second edition that we trust the reader will find useful. We have continued to use chapters based on body systems and diseases. We have consolidated some chapters, split others, and added two new chapters, namely ‘Chronic pain in pregnancy’ and ‘Malignancy and pregnancy’. There are now 23 chapters each illustrated with figures, tables, and photographs, and each chapter is accompanied by a comprehensive list of updated references.
18 - Infectious diseases in pregnancy
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- By Gabriela Rocha Lauretti, Professora Associada (Anestesiologista) Universidade de São Paulo Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto Av. Bandeirantes Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brasil, Robert S. F. McKay, Clinical Professor and Chair, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kansas, School of Medicine – Wichita, Wichita, KS, USA
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Bacterial infections
Clinical features: fever and asymptomatic patient
Fever during pregnancy can result from a variety of infections, tissue trauma, malignancy, epidural analgesia, drug administration, and endocrine or immunologic disorders. Infection is the most common cause, reflecting the effect of pyrogens on the hypothalamus. Bacterial infections of the skin, periodontal tissues, respiratory and genitourinary tracts can lead to pregnancy-related complications such as preterm labor, premature rupture of membranes, abortion following pelvic inflammatory disease, chorioamnionitis, neonatal infections, cervicitis, urethritis, ectopic pregnancy, low birthweight, stillbirth, pneumonia, septicemia, and both maternal and neonatal death. Urinary tract bacterial infections usually arise from preexisting covert bacteriuria and experts recommend screening and eradication of these silent infections as routine prenatal practice. Antibiotic treatment during pregnancy is beneficial in reducing neonatal and maternal morbidity/mortality, and most bacterial infections are preventable and treatable. Clindamycin in early pregnancy can reduce the risk of preterm birth by 40–60%. Vaginal bacterial diseases are often asymptomatic and have little impact on management by the obstetric anesthesiologist. The more common bacterial infections and related complications are listed in Table 18.1.
Maternal and fetal implications
The incidence of maternal infection during labor has been estimated to be about 3%. Severe sepsis is less common, however, and presents as the primary problem in < 1% of patients. However, sepsis remains a significant cause of maternal death in underdeveloped countries. In pregnancy, there are decreases in immunoglobulin G levels, lymphocyte count, and impaired lymphocyte activity.
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Section 5 - Other disorders
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