• J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. · Aug 2009

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    Implementing safe obstetric anesthesia in Eastern Europe.

    • Krzysztof M Kuczkowski.
    • Departments of Anesthesiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, El Paso, Texas, USA. kmkuczkowski@gmail.com
    • J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. 2009 Aug 1;22(8):640-5.

    AbstractThe position of woman in any civilization is an index of the advancement of that civilization; the position of woman is gauged best by the care given her at the birth of her child. Obstetric anesthesia, by definition, is a subspecialty of anesthesia devoted to peripartum, perioperative, pain and anesthetic management of women during pregnancy and the puerperium. Today, obstetric anesthesia has become a recognized subspecialty of anesthesiology and an integral part of practice of most anesthesiologists. Perhaps, no other subspecialty of anesthesiology provides more personal gratification than the practice of obstetric anesthesia. This article reviews the challenges associated with implementing safe obstetric anesthesia practice in Eastern Europe.

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