Core Topics & Suggested Readings

The following are essential obstetric anesthesia topics, some of which will be encountered during your rotation at Sunnybrook. Note that maternal cardiac diseases will be covered during your Ob rotation at MSH.

A collection of articles on some of the essential topics can be found here.

• • • Peripartum Hemorrhage

    • Local Anesthetics Toxicity

    • High Spinal

    • CPR in Ob patients

    • Seizure in Obstetrics

    • Maternal Embolic Events

    • Cord Prolapse

    • Uterine Inversion

    • Failed Intubation / Difficult Airway

    • Maternal Physiological Changes

    • Basic Fetal Physiology & Assessment

    • Regional Analgesia for L&D

    • Non-Regional Labor Analgesia

    • Anesthesia for C-Sections

    • Preeclampsia / Eclampsia

    • Diabetes

    • Morbid Obesity

    • Neurologic Diseases: Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis

    • SAH / Intracranial AVM

    • Scoliosis / prior back surgeries

    • PDPH

    • Epidural hematoma or abscess

    • Maternal Nerve Palsy

    • Anesthesia for Non-Obstetrical Surgeries During Pregnancy

    • Maternal Substance Abuse

    • HIV / AIDS

    • Coagulation Disorders e.g. thrombocytopenia

    • Neonatal Resuscitation