Anaesthesia for Obstetrics in Developing Countries (Oxford Anaesthesia Library)

Paul Clyburn (Author), Rachel Collis (Author), Sarah Harries (Author)

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.

• Series: Oxford Anaesthesia Library
• Paperback: 183 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press; 1 edition (June 11, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0199572143
• ISBN-13: 978-0199572144