Emergencies in Obstetrics and Gynecology , An Issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics
- 1st Edition, Volume 49-3 - September 21, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Henry L. Galan, Tricia Huguelet
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 7 5 5 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 8 7 5 6 - 1
In this issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Henry Galan and Patricia Huguelet bring their considerable expertise to the topic of… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Henry Galan and Patricia Huguelet bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Emergencies in Obstetrics and Gynecology. This issue provides a comprehensive overview of obstetric and gynecologic emergencies, with emphasis on standards of practice and interdisciplinary collaboration. Expert authors discuss how to arrive at a differential diagnosis and how to prevent, manage, and treat an emergency.
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Contains 15 practice-oriented topics including hypertensive crisis in pregnancy; sexual assault/domestic violence; evaluation and management of heavy vaginal bleeding (non-cancerous); first trimester miscarriage; simulation in Ob/Gyn emergencies; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on emergencies in obstetrics and gynecology, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Foreword
- Preface
- Postpartum Hemorrhage Management and Blood Component Therapy
- Key points
- Postpartum hemorrhage
- Blood component therapies
- Thromboelastography and otational hromboelastometry
- Blood component therapy
- Complications/sequelae of transfusions
- Summary/discussion/future directions
- Clinics care points
- Placenta Accreta Spectrum: Prenatal Diagnosis and Management
- Key points
- Introduction
- Patient evaluation overview
- Management of placenta accreta spectrum
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Pulmonary Embolism and Amniotic Fluid Embolism
- Key points
- Introduction
- Pulmonary embolism
- Amniotic fluid embolism
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Septic Shock and Cardiac Arrest in Obstetrics: A Practical Simplified Clinical View
- Key points
- Introduction
- Septic shock
- Cardiac arrest
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Endocrine Emergencies During Pregnancy: Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Thyroid Storm
- Key points
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Thyroid storm
- Summary/discussion/future directions
- Clinics care points
- Shoulder Dystocia: Challenging Basic Assumptions
- Key points
- Conventional assumptions in shoulder dystocia
- Should we adopt a “two-step” approach?
- Traction: is there an objective definition?
- Injury at the time of shoulder dystocia: future research efforts
- Interventions to decrease shoulder dystocia related neonatal brachial plexus palsy
- Disclosure
- Hypertensive Crisis in Pregnancy
- Key points
- Introduction/background/prevalence
- Clinics care points
- Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecologic Emergencies
- Key points
- Introduction
- Adnexal torsion
- Aphthous ulcers
- Straddle injuries
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Key points
- Background
- Evaluation
- Medical management
- Surgical management
- Combination therapy
- Treatment resistance and complications
- New developments
- Evaluation of outcome
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Identification and Treatment of Acute Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Associated Sequelae
- Key points
- Introduction
- Diagnosing pelvic inflammatory disease
- Treatment of pelvic inflammatory disease
- Tubo-ovarian abscess
- Special populations
- Long-term consequences of pelvic inflammatory disease
- Pelvic inflammatory disease as a risk reduction opportunity
- Summary and recommendations
- Clinics care points
- Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Evaluation and Management of Heavy Vaginal Bleeding (Noncancerous)
- Key points
- Evaluation of heavy vaginal bleeding
- Management of heavy vaginal bleeding
- Important adjuncts
- Clinics care points
- Bleeding from Gynecologic Malignancies
- Key points
- Introduction
- Patient evaluation
- Clinical management
- Treatment resistance and complications
- New developments
- Special considerations
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- First Trimester Miscarriage
- Key points
- Introduction
- Cause and risk factors
- Patient evaluation overview
- Management
- Expectant management
- Pharmacologic treatment
- Surgical treatment options
- Treatment complications
- New developments
- Long-term recommendations
- Summary
- Clinics care pearls
- Simulation in Obstetric Emergencies
- Key points
- Introduction, history, and background
- Twentieth century revitalization of obstetric simulation
- Emergency team training in obstetrics
- Shoulder dystocia
- Postpartum hemorrhage
- Maternal cardiac arrest
- Pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
- Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic preparedness
- Discussion
- Summary
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 49-3
- Published: September 21, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323987554
- eBook ISBN: 9780323987561
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Henry L. Galan
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Fetal Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Colorado Fetal Care Center, Children’s Hospital of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USATH
Tricia Huguelet
Affiliations and expertise
Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology , Fellowship Program Director, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Section Chief, Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Children’s Hospital Colorado