2021
Call to Action: Maternal Health and Saving Mothers: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association
Mehta LS, Sharma G, Creanga AA, Hameed AB, Hollier LM, Johnson JC, Leffert L, McCullough LD, Mujahid MS, Watson K, White CJ, Committee O. Call to Action: Maternal Health and Saving Mothers: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association. Circulation 2021, 144: e251-e269. PMID: 34493059, DOI: 10.1161/cir.0000000000001000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Heart AssociationMaternal healthMaternal outcomesHeart AssociationAmerican Heart Association MissionHigh maternal mortality rateMaternal mortality surveillanceReproductive health equityMaternal mortality rateDelivery of careMaternal morbidityCardiovascular diseaseMortality surveillanceSaving MothersChild healthMortality rateEpidemiological programEthnic disparitiesHealth equityTime courseHealthy lifeMother's lifeHealthCareOutcomes
2020
Risk Factors, Etiologies, and Screening Tools for Sepsis in Pregnant Women: A Multicenter Case-Control Study
Bauer M, Housey M, Bauer S, Behrmann S, Chau A, Clancy C, Clark E, Einav S, Langen E, Leffert L, Lin S, Madapu M, Maile M, McQuaid-Hanson E, Priessnitz K, Sela H, Shah A, Sobolewski P, Toledo P, Tsen L, Bateman B. Risk Factors, Etiologies, and Screening Tools for Sepsis in Pregnant Women: A Multicenter Case-Control Study. Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2020, 40: 65-66. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000661332.57510.93.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMulticenter case-control studyCase-control studyMaternal sepsisQuick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment criteriaSequential Organ Failure Assessment criteriaSystemic inflammatory response syndrome criteriaPregnancy-related deathsSigns of sepsisMaternal morbidityMaternal outcomesSyndrome criteriaPrompt treatmentPregnant womenEarly sepsisRisk factorsSepsisEarly identificationDifferent screening methodsPregnancyScreening toolScreening criteriaPhysiological changesPrimary objectiveScreening methodHospitalization
2010
The Epidemiology of Postpartum Hemorrhage in a Large, Nationwide Sample of Deliveries
Bateman BT, Berman MF, Riley LE, Leffert LR. The Epidemiology of Postpartum Hemorrhage in a Large, Nationwide Sample of Deliveries. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2010, 110: 1368-1373. PMID: 20237047, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e3181d74898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpartum hemorrhageUterine atonyRisk factorsCesarean deliveryRate of PPHCases of PPHIncidence of PPHSubstantial maternal morbidityIndependent risk factorClinical Modification codesNationwide Inpatient SampleLogistic regression modelingAntepartum haemorrhageDelivery complicationsHospital deathMaternal morbidityMaternal outcomesMultiple gestationsCommon complicationHospital admissionHypertensive diseaseCommon etiologyMaternal ageInpatient SampleContemporary epidemiology