title: What's new in obstetric anesthesia in 2009? An update on maternal patient safety.
abstract: Every year, the Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology nominates 1 individual to survey the prior year's literature and to identify the most notable articles for the science and practice of obstetric anesthesiology. This article reviews the 2009 literature, focusing on the theme of maternal patient safety, and advancing the notion of the obstetric anesthesiologist as both a perioperative and a peripartum physician. Three specific topics are reviewed: complications of obstetric anesthesia, general obstetric complications, and quality and safety in peripartum care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Obstetric Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, Room L3622 Women's Hospital, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr. SPC 5278, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5278, USA. jmmhyre@umich.edu
authors.forename: Jill M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mhyre
mesh_terms: D000773:Anesthesia, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011247:Pregnancy; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000639:trends; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors