Obstetrics Anaesthesia

Training Objectives

• Physiological change during pregnancy and its anaesthetic implication
• Anatomy, techniques and complications in neuro-axial block in obstetric patients
• Management of failed epidural/spinal blockade
• Pathogenesis, prevention and management of post-dural puncture headache
• Management and assessment of parturient with neurological deficit
• Systemic analgesia for labour
• Principle of intra-uterine fetal monitoring
• Informed consent for obstetric patient in labour
• Airway management in obstetric patient
• Prophylaxis and management of Mendelson’s syndrome
• Anaesthetic management of patient with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
• Management of massive haemorrhage, included antepartum and post-partum haemorrhage
• Management of other obstetric complications – aminotic fluid embolism, dystocia and uterine atonia
• Anaesthetic implication of placental previa and placental abruptia
• Anaesthetic implication of multiple pregnancy, per-term and abnormal fetal lying – occipital posterior, breech and transverse lie
• Anaesthetic management of obstetric patient for non-obstetric procedure
• Management of obstetric patients with co-existing disease – valvular heart disease, asthma
• Resuscitation of newborn