title: What's new in obstetric anesthesia: the 2009 Gerard W. Ostheimer lecture.
abstract: This article summarizes the most relevant publications in obstetric anesthesiology from 2008. Forty-two articles were selected from a pool of several thousand in >70 English-language journals that were deemed as having the most impact on the practice of obstetric anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA. sullivan@northwestern.ed
authors.forename: John T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D016362:Analgesia, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005323:Fetal Monitoring; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications