2022
The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Coronavirus Disease 2019 Registry: An Analysis of Outcomes Among Pregnant Women Delivering During the Initial Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Outbreak in the United States
Katz D, Bateman B, Kjaer K, Turner D, Spence N, Habib A, George R, Toledano R, Grant G, Madden H, Butwick A, Lynde G, Minehart R, Beilin Y, Houle T, Sharpe E, Kodali B, Bharadwaj S, Farber M, Palanisamy A, Prabhu M, Gonzales N, Landau R, Leffert L. The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Coronavirus Disease 2019 Registry: An Analysis of Outcomes Among Pregnant Women Delivering During the Initial Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Outbreak in the United States. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2022, 42: 27-28. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000816828.87126.61.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Pragmatic Approach to Neuraxial Anesthesia in Obstetric Patients With Disorders of the Vertebral Column, Spinal Cord, and Neuromuscular System
Walsh E, Zhang Y, Madden H, Lehrich J, Leffert L. Pragmatic Approach to Neuraxial Anesthesia in Obstetric Patients With Disorders of the Vertebral Column, Spinal Cord, and Neuromuscular System. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2021, 41: 164-165. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000796068.53863.3d.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Neuraxial Anesthesia in Obstetric Patients Receiving Thromboprophylaxis With Unfractionated or Low–Molecular-Weight Heparin
Leffert L, Dubois H, Butwick A, Carvalho B, Houle T, Landau R. Neuraxial Anesthesia in Obstetric Patients Receiving Thromboprophylaxis With Unfractionated or Low–Molecular-Weight Heparin. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2018, 38: 3-4. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000529964.63597.d5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpinal epidural hematomaObstetric patientsNeuraxial anesthesiaWeight heparinVenous thromboembolismCesarean deliveryEpidural hematomaPregnant womenNeuraxial blockadeNational guidelinesPatientsThromboprophylaxisHeparinAnesthesiaSafe useWomenLow-MolecularThromboembolismHematomaBlockadeReview reportsPresent review reports
2017
A Shared Decision-Making Intervention to Guide Opioid Prescribing After Cesarean Delivery
Prabhu M, McQuaid-Hanson E, Hopp S, Burns SM, Leffert LR, Landau R, Lauffenburger JC, Choudhry NK, Kaimal A, Bateman BT. A Shared Decision-Making Intervention to Guide Opioid Prescribing After Cesarean Delivery. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2017, 130: 42-46. PMID: 28594762, PMCID: PMC5482786, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000002094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCesarean deliveryDecision-making interventionLeftover opioid medicationsNumber of opioidsNumber of tabletsPain resolutionPostcesarean painOpioid medicationsOpioid prescribingOpioid useOxycodone tabletsMedian numberWomenPrescribingPrescriptionComputer-based decision aidDeliveryInterventionDecision aidStandard prescriptionPromising strategyHospitalizationMedicationsOpioidsPainPatterns of Opioid Prescription and Use After Cesarean Delivery
Bateman BT, Cole NM, Maeda A, Burns SM, Houle TT, Huybrechts KF, Clancy CR, Hopp SB, Ecker JL, Ende H, Grewe K, Corradini B, Schoenfeld RE, Sankar K, Day LJ, Harris L, Booth JL, Flood P, Bauer ME, Tsen LC, Landau R, Leffert LR. Patterns of Opioid Prescription and Use After Cesarean Delivery. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2017, 130: 29-35. PMID: 28594763, PMCID: PMC5600205, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000002093.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmount of opioidsOpioid prescriptionsCesarean deliveryMedian numberLeftover opioid medicationsPhone 2 weeksAcademic medical centerLeftover opioidsOpioid tabletsOpioid medicationsPain controlPain scoresPatient characteristicsOpioid analgesicsPatient satisfactionMedical CenterExcess medicationOpioidsMedicationsPrescriptionStructured interviewsConcomitant increaseWomenDeliveryAnalgesics
2015
Pregnancy complications in women with rare tumor suppressor syndromes affecting central and peripheral nervous system
Terry AR, Merker VL, Barker FG, Leffert L, Bateman BT, Souter I, Plotkin SR. Pregnancy complications in women with rare tumor suppressor syndromes affecting central and peripheral nervous system. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2015, 213: 108-109. PMID: 25687565, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.02.013.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Association of Epidural-Related Fever and Noninfectious Inflammation in Term Labor
Riley LE, Celi AC, Onderdonk AB, Roberts DJ, Johnson LC, Tsen LC, Leffert L, Pian-Smith MCM, Heffner LJ, Haas ST, Lieberman ES. Association of Epidural-Related Fever and Noninfectious Inflammation in Term Labor. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2011, 117: 588-595. PMID: 21343762, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e31820b0503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-6 levelsNoninfectious inflammationHigher IL-6 levelsAssociation of epiduralLabor epidural analgesiaRole of infectionPg/mLAfebrile womenEpidural analgesiaMaternal feverPlacental infectionCytokine levelsInflammatory stateTerm laborPlacental culturesLower riskFeverPrenatal periodInfectionWomenAnalgesiaEpiduralInflammationObservational analysisFebrile