2020
Gloving up for the fight against racial and ethnic disparities in obstetric anesthesia care
Lee A, Leffert L. Gloving up for the fight against racial and ethnic disparities in obstetric anesthesia care. Journal Of Clinical Anesthesia 2020, 67: 109988. PMID: 32711352, DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2020.109988.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Neuraxial Anesthesia in Obstetric Patients Receiving Thromboprophylaxis With Unfractionated or Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin
Leffert LR, Dubois HM, Butwick AJ, Carvalho B, Houle TT, Landau R. Neuraxial Anesthesia in Obstetric Patients Receiving Thromboprophylaxis With Unfractionated or Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2017, 125: 223-231. PMID: 28628578, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000002173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnesthesia, ConductionAnesthesia, ObstetricalAnesthesiologyAnestheticsAnticoagulantsCesarean SectionDelivery, ObstetricFemaleHematoma, Epidural, SpinalHeparinHeparin, Low-Molecular-WeightHumansMiddle AgedNerve BlockPregnancyPregnancy Complications, CardiovascularThrombosisYoung AdultConceptsSpinal epidural hematomaCases of SEHNeuraxial anesthesiaObstetric patientsVenous thromboembolismWeight heparinAnesthesia Closed Claims Project databaseSystematic reviewPractice changePostpartum venous thromboembolismVaginal delivery hospitalizationsWeight heparin doseRisk of thromboembolismLarge-scale registriesMajority of womenEnglish-language studiesAnticoagulated womenDelivery hospitalizationsPharmacological thromboprophylaxisAnticoagulant doseCesarean deliveryEpidural hematomaHeparin doseVaginal deliveryGeneral anesthesia