2015
Elevated Upper Body Position Improves Pregnancy-Related OSA Without Impairing Sleep Quality or Sleep Architecture Early After Delivery
Zaremba S, Mueller N, Heisig AM, Shin CH, Jung S, Leffert LR, Bateman BT, Pugsley LJ, Nagasaka Y, Duarte IM, Ecker JL, Eikermann M. Elevated Upper Body Position Improves Pregnancy-Related OSA Without Impairing Sleep Quality or Sleep Architecture Early After Delivery. CHEST Journal 2015, 148: 936-944. PMID: 25905714, DOI: 10.1378/chest.14-2973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper airway cross-sectional areaAirway cross-sectional areaApnea-hypopnea indexUpper body elevationCross-sectional areaUpper body positionBody positionSleep architectureEarly postpartum womenUpper bodyInstitutional review board approvalUpper airway resistanceSeverity of OSABody elevationTotal sleep timeReview board approvalMassachusetts General HospitalRespiratory safetySevere OSAAcoustic pharyngometryNonpregnant patientsPostpartum patientsAirway resistanceCrossover studySleep apneaWhat’s New in Obstetric Anesthesia
Leffert L. What’s New in Obstetric Anesthesia. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2015, 120: 1065-1073. PMID: 25811260, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000000686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnesthesia, ObstetricalDelivery, ObstetricFemaleHumansHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedInfantInfant, NewbornMaternal HealthMaternal Health ServicesMaternal MortalityNeonatologyPerinatal MortalityPerinatologyPostpartum HemorrhagePregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy OutcomeRisk AssessmentRisk Factors
2013
Neurofibromatosis type 1 and pregnancy complications: a population-based study
Terry AR, Barker FG, Leffert L, Bateman BT, Souter I, Plotkin SR. Neurofibromatosis type 1 and pregnancy complications: a population-based study. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2013, 209: 46.e1-46.e8. PMID: 23535241, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.03.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCesarean SectionFemaleFetal Growth RetardationHumansHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedInfant, NewbornInternational Classification of DiseasesLogistic ModelsMaternal MortalityNeurofibromatosis 1Obstetric Labor, PrematurePre-EclampsiaPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesConceptsNeurofibromatosis type 1Diagnosis of NF1Deep venous thrombosis/pulmonary embolismPopulation-based retrospective cohort studyVenous thrombosis/pulmonary embolismType 1Pregnancy-related admissionsPregnancy-related hospitalizationsRetrospective cohort studyGeneral obstetric populationAcute cardiac eventsIntrauterine growth restrictionMultivariable logistic regressionPopulation-based studyGestational hypertensionMaternal morbidityObstetric populationPregnancy complicationsPreterm laborCardiac eventsCesarean deliveryCohort studyPeripartum complicationsPulmonary embolismCerebrovascular disease
2010
Management of a parturient with high-grade osteosarcoma of the proximal femur: a multidisciplinary approach
Quaye A, Raskin K, Ecker J, Leffert L. Management of a parturient with high-grade osteosarcoma of the proximal femur: a multidisciplinary approach. International Journal Of Obstetric Anesthesia 2010, 19: 340-342. PMID: 20627530, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2010.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade osteosarcomaCommon primary malignant bone tumorPrimary malignant bone tumorWeeks of gestationMalignant bone tumorsNewborn baby boyFemoral neck resectionAdjuvant chemotherapyCesarean deliveryMultiparous womenPathologic fractureSpinal anesthesiaSubsequent surgeryLimb salvageThird trimesterOncologic therapyBone tumorsMultidisciplinary planningNeck resectionBaby boyProximal femurOsteosarcomaMultidisciplinary approachPregnancyMothers