The basics of maternal-fetal anesthesia and resuscitation

This document covers obstetric emergencies requiring intensive care anesthesia. It covers :- Post-partum hemorrhage: Causes, risk factors, diagnosis and management.- Preeclampsia: Multidisciplinary management, management of complications, anesthesia and post-partum follow-up.- Venous thrombo-embolic disease: Risk factors, diagnosis, prevention and treatment.- Blood transfusion: Indications, pre-transfusion procedures, management of transfusion-related accidents.- Shock: Types (hemorrhagic, anaphylactic, septic, cardiogenic), diagnosis, management and collaboration with the medical team.- Anesthesia and analgesia: Physiological changes in pregnancy, labor analgesia, anesthesia for cesarean section and choice of technique.- Effects of anesthetic drugs: Adaptation of doses and administration regimens to the physiological changes of pregnancy and transplacental passage.- Newborn resuscitation: Physiology, equipment, principles, post-resuscitation care.