Troiano Nan H., Harvey Carol J., Chez Bonnie Flood (eds.) AWHONN High-Risk & Critical Care Obstetrics

3rd edition. — Wolters Kluwer, 2013. — 440 p.Co-published with the Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), this comprehensive book on advanced obstetrics practice focuses on the care of childbearing women with complications during pregnancy and the related professional concerns of perinatal professionals caring for them. This substantially revised edition reflects the significant change in this specialty area and the need to collaborate in practice to maximize patient outcomes. All chapters have been revised by RN-MD author teams. This edition includes the AWHONN Perinatal Morbidity Advisory Panel Top 5 Issues: obesity, thromboembolic disease, diabetes, perinatal infections, and cardiac disease. The entire first section presents the realities of today's practice including ethics, collaboration, and patient safety. Nineteen chapters detail the primary complications of pregnancy.Foundations for Practice
Obstetric Practice: State of the Specialty
Collaboration in Clinical Practice
Ethical Challenges
Clinical Practice Adjuncts
Invasive Hemodynamic and Oxygen Transport Monitoring during Pregnancy
Mechanical Ventilation during Pregnancy
Pharmacologic Agents
Clinical Application
Hypertension in Pregnancy
Cardiac Disorders in Pregnancy
Pulmonary Disorders in Pregnancy
Diabetic Ketoacidosis and Continuous Insulin Infusion Management in Pregnancy
Anesthesia Emergencies in the Obstetric Setting
Induction of Labor
Acute Renal Failure
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in Pregnancy
Obstetric Hemorrhage
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in Pregnancy
Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy
Sepsis in Pregnancy
Amniotic Fluid Embolus
Perinatal Infection
Trauma in Pregnancy
Maternal Obesity: Effects on Pregnancy
Clinical Care Guidelines
Guidelines for Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
Guidelines for Use of Acoustic Stimulation
Guidelines for the Care of Patients in Labor
Guidelines for the Care of Patients in Preterm Labor
Guidelines for the Care of Patients with Diagnosed or Suspected Placenta Previa
Guidelines for the Care of Obstetric Patients with Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Guidelines for the Care of Patients with Preeclampsia - Eclampsia
Guidelines for the Care of Patients Undergoing Induction of Labor
Guidelines for the Care of Patients Undergoing Induction of Labor due to Intrauterine Fetal Demise
Guidelines for the Care of the Obstetric Trauma Patient
Guidelines for Care of the Patient Requiring Transport
Guidelines for the Critically Ill Obstetric Patient