Primary Surgery Vol.1 – Non-Trauma
Primary Surgery Vol.1 – Non-Trauma
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Last update/addition: 05. May 2008
17 The medicine of pregnancy
17.1 Anaemia in pregnancy
SEVERE ANAEMIA
17.2 Diabetes in pregnancy
DIABETES DURING PREGNANCY
17.3 Hypertension in pregnancy
HYPERTENSION IN PREGNANCY
17.4 Heart failure in pregnancy
HEART DISEASE
17.5 Urinary infection and chronic renal disease in pregnancy
18 The surgery of labour
18.1 The two worlds of obstetrics
18.2 Obstetric anaesthesia
18.3 Delay in labour
THE GENERAL METHOD FOR DELAY IN LABOUR
18.4 Obstructed labour
18.5 Managing an obstructed labour
OBSTRUCTED LABOUR
OBSTRUCTED LABOUR
METHODS OF DELIVERY WHEN THE PRESENTING PART HAS STOPPED DESCENDING
18.6 Oxytocin
OXYTOCIN
18.7 Vacuum extraction
18.8 Symphysiotomy
SYMPHYSIOTOMY
18.9 Destructive operations
DESTRUCTIVE OPERATIONS
18.10 Which kind of Caesarean section?
WHICH KIND OF CAESAREAN SECTION?
18.11 Lower segment Caesarean section
LOWER SEGMENT CAESAREAN SECTION
18.12 Difficulties with Caesarean section
DIFFICULTIES WITH CAESAREAN SECTION
18.13 Classical Caesarean section
CLASSICAL CAESAREAN SECTION
18.14 Infection following Caesarean section
18.15 Elective section, ‘trial’ of scar, or section early in labour?
TRIAL OF SCAR
18.16 Injuries of the birth canal
TEARS OF THE BIRTH CANAL
18.17 Old third-degree tears
AN OLD THIRD-DEGREE TEAR
18.18 Rupture of the uterus
RUPTURE OF THE UTERUS
18.19 Vesicovaginal fistulae (VVFs)
VESICOVAGINAL FISTULAE
18.20 Rectovaginal fistulae (RVFs)
RECTOVAGINAL FISTULAE
19 Other obstetric problems
19.1 The surfactant test for fetal maturity
THE SURFACTANT TEST
19.2 Inducing labour at term
INDUCING LABOUR AT TERM
19.3 Preterm labour
19.4 Premature rupture of the membranes (PROM) and intrauterine infection
PREMATURE RUPTURE OF THE MEMBRANES
19.5 The hopelessly malformed fetus
THE HOPELESSLY MALFORMED FETUS
19.6 Breech presentation
BREECH PRESENTATION
19.7 More malpresentations
MORE MALPRESENTATIONS
19.8 Prolapse and presentation of the cord
PROLAPSE AND PRESENTATION OF THE CORD
19.9 Multiple pregnancies
MULTIPLE PREGNANCIES
19.10 Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH)
POSTPARTUM HAEMORRHAGE (PPH)
19.11 Secondary postpartum (puerperal) haemorrhage
PUERPERAL HAEMORRHAGE
19.12 Resuscitating the neonate
RESUSCITATING THE NEWBORN
19.13 Intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR)
19.14 Puerperal sepsis
Primary Surgery Vol.1 – Non-Trauma
