title: What's new and novel in obstetric anesthesia? Contributions from the 2003 scientific literature.
abstract: THE PREGNANT PATIENT: Age; maternal disease; prophylactic antibiotics; gastroesophageal reflux; obesity; starvation; genotyping; coagulopathy; infection; substance abuse; altered drug responses in pregnancy; physiological changes of pregnancy. THE FETUS: Fetal monitoring; intrauterine surgery. THE NEWBORN: Breastfeeding; maternal infection, fever, and neonatal sepsis evaluation. OBSTETRIC COMPLICATIONS: Embolic phenomena; hemorrhage; preeclampsia; preterm delivery. OBSTETRIC MANAGEMENT: External cephalic version and cervical cerclage; elective cesarean delivery; fetal malpresentation; vaginal birth after cesarean delivery; termination of pregnancy. OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA: Analgesia for labor and delivery; anesthesia for cesarean delivery; anesthesia for short obstetric operations; complications of anesthesia. MISCELLANEOUS: Consent; ethics; history; labor support; websites/books/leaflets/journal announcements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA 02115, USA. ltsen@zeus.bwh.harvard.edu
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Tsen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016362:Analgesia, Obstetrical; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D016064:Vaginal Birth after Cesarean