title: Management of the special needs of the pregnant surgical patient.
abstract: This article summarizes the nursing care that should be provided to the pregnant patient during surgery and gives a brief discussion of the physiology of pregnancy as it relates to surgery and anesthesia. An overview of anesthesia considerations is presented and the nursing process using the guidelines for pregnant patients from the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses is discussed, followed by nursing considerations for the most common surgical procedures that pregnant women undergo.
authors.affiliation: Paoli Hospital, 255 West Lancaster Avenue, Paoli, PA 19355, USA. RomanoskiS@MLHS.org
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Romanoski
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D047109:Fetal Development / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000601:surgery*