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- Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders
- Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders
- Copyright page
- Cover Illustration
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface to Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders, 3rd edition
- Glossary of Common Abbreviations Used in this Text
- Gambling et al.: Obstetric Anesthesia: List of Contributors
- Chapter 1 Obstetric Anesthesia for the Parturient with Complex Medical Diseases
- Chapter 2 Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Obstetrics: Basics and Introductory Chapter
- Chapter 3 FoCUSed Cardiac Ultrasound for Cardiac Disorders
- Chapter 4 Challenging Cardiac Disorders in Pregnancy
- Chapter 5 Uncommon Cardiac Dysrhythmias in Pregnancy
- Chapter 6 Arterial Vascular Diseases
- Chapter 7 Uncommon Respiratory Disorders in Pregnancy
- Chapter 8 Airway Issues
- Chapter 9 Use of Neuraxial Ultrasound for Axial Skeletal Conditions
- Chapter 10 Myopathies and the Parturient
- Chapter 11 Parturients of Short Stature
- Chapter 12 Disorders of the Vertebral Column
- Chapter 13 Miscellaneous Skeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders
- Chapter 14 Disorders of the Central Nervous System in Pregnancy
- Chapter 15 Spinal Cord Disorders
- Chapter 16 Peripheral Neuropathies
- Chapter 17 Disorders of Intermediaries of Metabolism and Malignant Hyperthermia
- Chapter 18 Hepatic Conditions
- Chapter 19 Renal Diseases in Pregnancy
- Chapter 20 Rare Endocrine Disorders
- Chapter 21 Disorders of Blood, Coagulation, and Bone Marrow
- Chapter 22 Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy
- Chapter 23 Dermatologic Conditions in Pregnancy
- Chapter 24 Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy
- Chapter 25 Substance Use Disorder
- Chapter 26 Autoimmune Disease
- Chapter 27 Genetic Disorders
- Chapter 28 Anesthesia for Rare Fetal and Placental Conditions
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Chapter 15 - Spinal Cord Disorders
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 January 2024
- Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders
- Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders
- Copyright page
- Cover Illustration
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Preface to Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders, 3rd edition
- Glossary of Common Abbreviations Used in this Text
- Gambling et al.: Obstetric Anesthesia: List of Contributors
- Chapter 1 Obstetric Anesthesia for the Parturient with Complex Medical Diseases
- Chapter 2 Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Obstetrics: Basics and Introductory Chapter
- Chapter 3 FoCUSed Cardiac Ultrasound for Cardiac Disorders
- Chapter 4 Challenging Cardiac Disorders in Pregnancy
- Chapter 5 Uncommon Cardiac Dysrhythmias in Pregnancy
- Chapter 6 Arterial Vascular Diseases
- Chapter 7 Uncommon Respiratory Disorders in Pregnancy
- Chapter 8 Airway Issues
- Chapter 9 Use of Neuraxial Ultrasound for Axial Skeletal Conditions
- Chapter 10 Myopathies and the Parturient
- Chapter 11 Parturients of Short Stature
- Chapter 12 Disorders of the Vertebral Column
- Chapter 13 Miscellaneous Skeletal and Connective Tissue Disorders
- Chapter 14 Disorders of the Central Nervous System in Pregnancy
- Chapter 15 Spinal Cord Disorders
- Chapter 16 Peripheral Neuropathies
- Chapter 17 Disorders of Intermediaries of Metabolism and Malignant Hyperthermia
- Chapter 18 Hepatic Conditions
- Chapter 19 Renal Diseases in Pregnancy
- Chapter 20 Rare Endocrine Disorders
- Chapter 21 Disorders of Blood, Coagulation, and Bone Marrow
- Chapter 22 Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy
- Chapter 23 Dermatologic Conditions in Pregnancy
- Chapter 24 Psychiatric Disorders in Pregnancy
- Chapter 25 Substance Use Disorder
- Chapter 26 Autoimmune Disease
- Chapter 27 Genetic Disorders
- Chapter 28 Anesthesia for Rare Fetal and Placental Conditions
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
- References
Summary
Due to diagnostic, therapeutic, and rehabilitative advances, obstetric anesthesia providers are increasingly likely to encounter patients with disorders of the spinal cord. Sound knowledge of associated anatomic and physiologic abnormalities, coupled with an understanding of how the physiologic changes of pregnancy interact, are crucial to managing these increasingly complex patients. This chapter covers congenital and acquired spinal cord disorders, including acute and chronic spinal cord injury, spinal dysraphism, spinal cord tumors and vascular malformations, syringomyelia, the anterior spinal artery syndrome, infectious diseases and neurodegenerative conditions. Multidisciplinary management, with the team ideally being convened prior to conception, is crucial. For the most part, parturients with spinal cord disorders can attempt vaginal delivery. Operative delivery is usually reserved for obstetric reasons, for patients who would be unlikely to tolerate labor due to cardiopulmonary comorbidity, or for patients whose spinal cord pathology mandates delivery prior to, or synchronous with, definitive management. While spinal cord disorders do not necessarily preclude neuraxial anesthesia per se, providers are urged to obtain recent neuroimaging, and to document a preanesthetic neurological examination. The presence of surgical metalwork or implanted devices may pose challenges requiring an individualized approach.
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- Obstetric Anesthesia and Uncommon Disorders , pp. 231 - 258Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024