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Endocrine Disorders

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Anesthetic and Obstetric Management of High-Risk Pregnancy

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Pregnancy is associated with changes on the normal endocrine system, and these changes may worsen thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal gland, and pituitary gland pathologies. This chapter summarizes obstetric and anesthetic implications of endocrine pathologies during pregnancy.

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  1. Harvard Medical School, USA

    Sanjay Datta MD, FFARCS(ENG) (Professor Anesthesia and Director of Obstetric Anesthesia) & David L. Hepner MD (Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Assistant Director) (Professor Anesthesia and Director of Obstetric Anesthesia) &  (Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Assistant Director)

  2. Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, 20115, USA

    Sanjay Datta MD, FFARCS(ENG) (Professor Anesthesia and Director of Obstetric Anesthesia) (Professor Anesthesia and Director of Obstetric Anesthesia)

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    David L. Hepner MD (Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Assistant Director) (Assistant Professor of Anesthesia and Assistant Director)

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Thomas, J.A., Rosnes, J. (2004). Endocrine Disorders. In: Datta, S., Hepner, D.L. (eds) Anesthetic and Obstetric Management of High-Risk Pregnancy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21572-7_14

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