Recent advances in obstetric anaesthesia and critical care

Newer modalities in labour analgesia and anaesthesia for caesarean section including regional anaesthesia techniques and airway management are emerging constantly. Techniques such as point of care ultrasound, especially of the lungs and stomach and point of care tests of coagulation based on viscoel...

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Published in:Indian journal of anaesthesia 2023-01, Vol.67 (1), p.19-26
Main Authors: Kurdi, Madhuri S, Rajagopal, Vennila, Sangineni, Kalyani Sdl, Thalaiappan, Murugan, Grewal, Anju, Gupta, Sunanda
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia
Anesthesia in obstetrics
Bupivacaine
Care and treatment
Cesarean section
Critical care
Critical care medicine
Dexmedetomidine
general anaesthesia
General anesthesia
Medical care
Methods
Obstetrics
Pain
Patients
Pregnancy, Complications of
Quality management
Remifentanil
Special
Tranexamic acid
Ultrasonic imaging
ultrasonography
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Summary:Newer modalities in labour analgesia and anaesthesia for caesarean section including regional anaesthesia techniques and airway management are emerging constantly. Techniques such as point of care ultrasound, especially of the lungs and stomach and point of care tests of coagulation based on viscoelastometry are about to revolutionise perioperative obstetric care. This has improved the quality of care thereby ensuring good perioperative outcomes in the parturient with comorbidities. Critical care for obstetrics is an emerging field that requires a multidisciplinary approach with obstetricians, maternal-foetal medicine experts, intensivists, neonatologists, and anaesthesiologists working together with enhanced preparedness and uniform protocols. Newer techniques and concepts of understanding have thus been established in the traditional speciality of obstetric anaesthesia over the last decade. These have improved maternal safety and neonatal outcomes. This article touches upon some recent advances that have made a significant impact in the field of obstetric anaesthesia and critical care.
ISSN:0019-5049
0976-2817
DOI:10.4103/ija.ija_1032_22