Obstetric Anesthesia for Co-morbid Conditions

Dr. Berrin Gunaydin - a professor at Department of Anesthesiology, Gazi University School of Medicine in Ankara - is the Chairman of the Obstetric Anesthesia Subcommittee and the Vice Co-ordinator of Obstetric Anesthesia Education organized by Continuing European Education in Anesthesiology (CEEA) in collaboration with Turkish Society of Anesthesiology & Reanimation (TSAR). She and her trainees have recently received awards at Euroanaesthesia and TSAR in 2017. She was a member of the National Society of Regional Anesthesiology in addition to her ESA and American Society of Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology (SOAP) memberships. Dr. Gunaydin received the SOAP free-paper award at the residents' forum for the study "Intrathecal hyperbaric or isobaric bupivacaine and ropivacaine with fentanyl for elective caesarean section". She has been invited as a speaker or instructor to many national and international meetings organized by national anesthesiology societies as well as international world congresses or forums. Dr. Gunaydin has been the associate editor of the Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences since 2010. She has authored or co-authored over 60 articles indexed in Pubmed and Scopus in addition to over than 40 published articles in national peer-reviewed journals. She has translated a website devoted to pain relief options during childbirth and the "Easy Labor" book into Turkish. She was the co-editor for the translation of the Clinical Anesthesia Textbook written by Barash, Cullen, Stoelting, Cahalan and Stock into Turkish in 2012. She also wrote chapters for Turkish Textbook of Anesthesia (2012 and 2013). She has been tutor for problem-based learning discussions and for rational pharmacotherapy education at the Gazi University School of Medicine since 2006. Dr. Gunaydin recent work has focused on liposomal bupivacaine in vitro and in vivo. She published studies entitled "The Release Patterns of Liposomal Bupivacaine in the Artificial Cerebrospinal Fluid" and "Controlled release patterns of liposomal bupivacaine after neuraxial administration in rats" in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Dr. Samina Ismail is holding a position of Professor at the Aga Khan University Karachi, Pakistan. She is a fellow of the College of Physicians & Surgeon of Pakistan and did her fellowship in clinical anaesthesia from Mount Sinai University Hospital Toronto. She has started the first Obstetric Anesthesia Fellowship in Pakistan in the year 2012 and is the founding director of the fellowship program. She has held number of leadership positions in her University including clinical director obstetric anaesthesia services, director of the research cell of anesthesia department , director residency program and chair anesthesia research committee. Dr. Ismail has been involved in educational activities in different roles and has received the "best teacher award" from her University.She is an examiner in the College of Surgeon and Physicians Pakistan and is also the supervisor of the post graduate trainees . Dr. Ismail has conducted several international and national workshops on various topics . She is involved with evidence-based medicine (EBM) training for both undergraduate and postgraduate trainees and has also delivered lectures and conducted workshops for nursing staff and technician .

Foreword.- Preface.- Anesthesia for Pregnancy Induced Liver Diseases.- Anesthesia for the Pregnant Patient with Hypertensive Disorders.- Anesthesia for the Pregnant Diabetic Patient.- Anesthesia for the Morbidly Obese Pregnant Patient.- Anesthesia for the Pregnant Patient with Asthma.- Autoimmune disorders.- Anesthesia for the Parturient with Intracranial & Spinal Surgery.- Anesthesia for the Pregnant Patient with Neurologic and Neuromuscular Disorders.- Anesthesia for the Pregnant Patient with Renal Diseases.- Anesthesia for the Pregnant Patient with Psychiatric Disorders.- Anesthesia for the Pregnant Patient with Coagulation Disorders.- Pregnant Patients on Anticoagulants.- Anesthesia for Pregnant Patient with Cardiac Disease.- Anesthesia for Parturient with Human Immune Deficiency Virus.- Anesthesia for the patient with Eisenmenger Syndrome.- Anesthesia for the Pregnant with Intrathoracic Tumours.- Anesthesia for the Pregnant Patient with Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

"This is an excellent desk reference for both the experienced and occasional obstetric anesthesiologists who may encounter a parturient with a rare medical condition and wish to quickly refresh themselves with the essentials. This book would also be useful for the obstetric anesthesia trainee providers who have limited time ... . Obstetric Anesthesia for Co-morbid Conditions represents a basic, easy-to-read reference book for anesthesiologists caring for women with complex medical or pregnancy-related disorders who desire a concise clinical overview." (Kelly Au, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 129 (2), August, 2019)