Anaesthesia for Obstetrics in Developing Countries (Oxford Anaesthesia Library)

By Rachel Collis and Sarah Harries

Anaesthesia services in developing countries are often limited due to a shortage of basic facilities, equipment and drugs, as well as a lack of personnel and proper training. Anaesthesia services for obstetric procedures pose a particular problem in developing countries, where high rates of anaesthesia-related complications and fetal/maternal mortality are seen in connection with otherwise common procedures such as caesarean section. This concise and practical pocketbook covers the basic principles of obstetric anaesthesia with a special emphasis on the unique challenges of service delivery in the developing world. The book will be useful for a range of practitioners in developing countries including anaesthetists, trainees, nurse anaesthetists, and district hospital doctors.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199572143
• ISBN13: 9780199572144
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 3.9" x 0.6" x 7.0"