2025
Evaluating a train-the-trainer approach for implementing obstetric life support in diverse healthcare contexts throughout Arizona: a mixed methods protocol
Cunningham S, Carandang R, Wood L, Barry M, Baker P, Murphy M, Roth C, Becker L, Thomson B, Mosesso V, Vidosh J, Phelps J, Sutton B, Grady J, Annis-Brayne K, Shields A. Evaluating a train-the-trainer approach for implementing obstetric life support in diverse healthcare contexts throughout Arizona: a mixed methods protocol. BMC Health Services Research 2025, 25: 707. PMID: 40375088, PMCID: PMC12083141, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-12739-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHospital-based healthcare workersTrain-the-trainer approachBirth centersIn-hospital birth centerEmergency medical services agenciesFreestanding birth centerDiverse healthcare settingsMedical services agenciesLife supportDiverse healthcare contextsMaternal cardiac arrestSimulation-based curriculumMixed-methods studyMedical emergencyPrehospital contextHealthcare qualityPatient safetyReduce disparitiesMaternal morbidityHealth systemHealthcare settingsImplementation sitesHealthcare contextHealthcare workersNational stakeholders
2023
Management of the Pregnant Trauma Patient: A Systematic Literature Review
Liggett M, Amro A, Son M, Schwulst S. Management of the Pregnant Trauma Patient: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal Of Surgical Research 2023, 285: 187-196. PMID: 36689816, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.11.075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnant trauma patientsPerimortem cesarean sectionMaternal cardiac arrestTrauma patientsCesarean sectionCardiac arrestNon-obstetric maternal deathAdditional high-quality studiesTrauma CT scansKleihauer-Betke testingEvidence-based recommendationsHigh-quality studiesPregnant patientsMaternal deathsTranexamic acidPrognostic valueCochrane LibraryFetal mortalityKB testTraumatic injuryCT scanGeneral surgeonsPrognostic potentialRadiographic studiesReference lists
2020
Anesthesia for Obstetric Disasters
Fardelmann KL, Alian AA. Anesthesia for Obstetric Disasters. Advances In Anesthesia 2020, 38: 229-250. PMID: 34106836, DOI: 10.1016/j.aan.2020.09.001.ChaptersConceptsLocal anesthetic systemic toxicityDifficult obstetric airwayAmniotic fluid embolismMaternal cardiac arrestAnesthesia complicationsObstetric airwayObstetric disasterFetal morbidityFetal outcomesHELLP syndromeHypertensive disordersCardiac arrestMaternal mortalityNeuraxial blockadeObstetric anesthesiologistObstetric emergenciesLive birthsSystemic toxicityExpeditious interventionMortalityMorbidityEmbolismComplicationsHemorrhageAirwayObstetric Emergencies
Kuschner Z, Bassily‐Marcus A. Obstetric Emergencies. 2020, 377-386. DOI: 10.1002/9781119293255.ch41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal cardiac arrestPre-eclampsiaObstetric emergenciesCardiac arrestFetal amniotic fluidPost-partum hemorrhagePulmonary embolic diseasePeri-partum cardiomyopathyNational society guidelinesAmniotic fluidPulmonary arteryEmbolic diseaseEmbolic occlusionSociety guidelinesReversible causesVenous thrombiEarly treatmentMechanical obstructionMyocardial depressionEndovascular dysfunctionEclampsiaArrestTreatmentCardiomyopathyHemorrhageAnesthesia for Obstetric Disasters
Fardelmann KL, Alian AA. Anesthesia for Obstetric Disasters. Anesthesiology Clinics 2020, 38: 85-105. PMID: 32008659, DOI: 10.1016/j.anclin.2019.10.005.ChaptersConceptsLocal anesthetic systemic toxicityDifficult obstetric airwayAmniotic fluid embolismMaternal cardiac arrestAnesthesia complicationsObstetric airwayObstetric disasterFetal morbidityFetal outcomesHELLP syndromeHypertensive disordersCardiac arrestMaternal mortalityNeuraxial blockadeObstetric anesthesiologistObstetric emergenciesLive birthsSystemic toxicityExpeditious interventionMortalityMorbidityEmbolismComplicationsHemorrhageAirway
2019
Anesthetic Management of Nonobstetric Surgery during Pregnancy
d’Arby Toledano R, Madden H, Leffert L. Anesthetic Management of Nonobstetric Surgery during Pregnancy. Current Anesthesiology Reports 2019, 9: 31-38. DOI: 10.1007/s40140-019-00314-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonobstetric surgeryAnesthetic managementPhysiologic changesIntraoperative fetal monitoringAdequate pain managementMaternal cardiac arrestMaternal hypoxemiaNonurgent surgeryUteroplacental perfusionEmergent surgeryAspiration prophylaxisPain managementAnesthetic techniqueCardiac arrestLaparoscopic techniqueAnesthetic agentsRecent FindingsTherePregnancyFetal monitoringResuscitation algorithmSurgeryDiagnostic imagingOptimal timingReviewThis articleOptimal outcomes
2014
Cardiac Arrest during Hospitalization for Delivery in the United States, 1998–2011
Mhyre JM, Tsen LC, Einav S, Kuklina EV, Leffert LR, Bateman BT. Cardiac Arrest during Hospitalization for Delivery in the United States, 1998–2011. Anesthesiology 2014, 120: 810-818. PMID: 24694844, PMCID: PMC4445354, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000000159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmniotic fluid embolismCardiac arrestPotential etiologiesHeart failureCommon potential etiologyMaternal cardiac arrestNationwide Inpatient SampleDemographic risk factorsMaternal cardiopulmonary arrestHospital dischargeCardiopulmonary arrestU.S. hospitalizationsUnderlying etiologyInpatient SampleMaternal arrestRisk factorsHospitalizationSurvival rateEtiologySepsisEmbolismHemorrhageArrestPatientsSurvival
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