2015
Patient Characteristics and Outcomes After Hemorrhagic Stroke in Pregnancy
Leffert LR, Clancy CR, Bateman BT, Cox M, Schulte PJ, Smith EE, Fonarow GC, Schwamm LH, Kuklina EV, George MG. Patient Characteristics and Outcomes After Hemorrhagic Stroke in Pregnancy. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2015, 8: s170-s178. PMID: 26515206, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.115.002242.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStroke risk factorsSubarachnoid hemorrhage patientsHemorrhagic strokeRisk factorsHS patientsHospital mortalityHemorrhage patientsDiseases-Ninth Revision codesBlood pressure criteriaGuidelines-Stroke registryPregnancy-related strokeAssociation of pregnancyNonpregnant female patientsConditional logistic regressionFisher's exact testWilcoxon rank sum testRank sum testGuidelines-StrokeSevere preeclampsiaHome dischargeIschemic strokeNonpregnant womenPatient characteristicsRisk patientsIndependent ambulation
2012
Peripartum Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Bateman B, Olbrecht V, Berman M, Minehart R, Schwamm L, Leffert L. Peripartum Subarachnoid Hemorrhage. Anesthesiology 2012, 116: 324-333. PMID: 22166951, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0b013e3182410b22.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubarachnoid hemorrhageHypertensive disordersRisk factorsPregnancy-related admissionsIndependent risk factorIntracranial venous thrombosisNationwide Inpatient SampleAfrican American raceVariety of etiologiesRange of etiologiesSickle cell diseaseIdentified admissionsHospital deathMaternal morbidityNonpregnant patientsNonpregnant womenIndependent predictorsMalignant etiologySevere headacheVenous thrombosisNonpregnant controlsPregnancy resultsVenous bleedingInstitution experienceInpatient Sample