He directs
obstetric anesthesia at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
We have also recently authored and edited the second edition of a textbook titled «
Obstetric Anesthesia.»
Past and recent clinical research by
obstetric anesthesia fellows has been awarded the Gertie Marx Award for best clinical paper at the annual SOAP meeting.
Using data from the Society for
Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology's (SOAP's) Serious Complication Repository (SCORE) project — a large, comprehensive database that systematically captures delivery statistics and tracks complications — the authors identified more than 257,000 deliveries (including both vaginal and cesarean) where epidural, spinal or general anesthesia was administered during childbirth.
However, because serious complications related to
obstetric anesthesia are so rare, there were too few complications in each category to identify risk factors associated with each complication.
Now, in an editorial in the International Journal of
Obstetric Anesthesia, sleep researchers from Israel and the United States recommend a new diagnosis, «Gestational Sleep Apnea» (GSA).
The most recent talk is by Jacqueline Wolf, «From Ether to Epidural:
Obstetric Anesthesia in Historic, Medical, and Social Context ``.
The vice president of the Society for
Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology said the claim was «crazy,» noting that «anesthesia does not kill an infant if you don't kill the mother.»
Not exact matches
L. M. Goetzl, «
Obstetric Analgesia and
Anesthesia,» ACOG Practice Bulletin, Clinical Management Guidelines for Obstetrician - Gynecologists no. 36, Obstet Gynecol 100, no. 1 (July 2002): 177 — 191.
Be easy and don't push yourself too hard,» advises Mark Moore, M.D., an anesthesiologist in Tallahassee, Fla., with a sub-specialization in
obstetric and gynecologic
anesthesia.
Some nurse anesthetists hold credentials in fields such as respiratory care or critical care nursing, and some choose to specialize in
obstetric, neurosurgical, pediatric, dental or cardiovascular
anesthesia services.