2021
Labor prior to cesarean delivery associated with higher post-discharge opioid consumption
Ende HB, Landau R, Cole NM, Burns SM, Bateman BT, Bauer ME, Booth JL, Flood P, Leffert LR, Houle TT, Tsen LC. Labor prior to cesarean delivery associated with higher post-discharge opioid consumption. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0253990. PMID: 34242277, PMCID: PMC8270408, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253990.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDay of surgeryPostoperative pain scoresPain scoresOpioid utilizationOpioid useSurgical proceduresTime pointsHigher postoperative pain scoresPost-cesarean delivery painPost-discharge opioid consumptionAcute post-operative painComplications of CDMaximal pain scoresPost-cesarean analgesiaProspective cohort studyPost-operative painAdditional surgical proceduresNumeric rating scaleIdentification of womenAcademic medical centerNumber of tabletsSet of confoundersPhone two weeksOpioid consumptionOpioid requirements
2014
Continuous measurement of cardiac output with the electrical velocimetry method in patients under spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery
Liu Y, Pian-Smith MC, Leffert LR, Minehart RD, Torri A, Coté C, Kacmarek RM, Jiang Y. Continuous measurement of cardiac output with the electrical velocimetry method in patients under spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery. Journal Of Clinical Monitoring And Computing 2014, 29: 627-634. PMID: 25510959, DOI: 10.1007/s10877-014-9645-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-defined time pointsElective cesarean deliveryCardiac outputCesarean deliverySpinal anesthesiaStroke volumeNon-invasive CO monitorContinuous CO monitoringSystemic vascular resistanceTime pointsMajority of patientsPeripheral venous pressureTreatment of hypotensionOnset of hypotensionCO monitoringVascular resistanceHemodynamic profileVenous pressureHemodynamic changesPatient's hemodynamicsPhenylephrine bolusPhenylephrine administrationPatient outcomesObservational studyPatient management