Bleeding Disorders During Pregnancy

Bleeding Disorders During Pregnancy is a volume in the Critical Care Obstetrics series. It is a novel reference to educate physicians, nurses, and all allied healthcare personnel caring for pregnant women with various health compromises that include bleeding. The authors have gathered the best evidence-based material explicitly focused on severe complications in pregnant patients and postpartum. Among the chapters, the book covers medical-surgical complications that any patient can present, such as obstetrics, hemorrhage, hypovolemic shock, and other bleeding complications specific to pregnancy.

• Includes obstetric concepts with updated knowledge of Physiologic and Hematologic Changes during pregnancy
• Offers best practice approaches and interventions regarding the fetus, including ectopic pregnancy and abortion
• Explores the use of and effects of drugs in the pregnant patient and potential medical and surgical approaches
• Written by authors with extensive clinical experience in critical obstetric care