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 apnea
2013
Epidemiology of Obstetric-Related ICU Admissions in Maryland
Wanderer JP, Leffert LR, Mhyre JM, Kuklina EV, Callaghan WM, Bateman BT. Epidemiology of Obstetric-Related ICU Admissions in Maryland. Critical Care Medicine 2013, 41: 1844-1852. PMID: 23648568, PMCID: PMC3716838, DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31828a3e24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, InducedAdolescentAdultAnesthesia, ObstetricalBlack PeopleCerebrovascular DisordersEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleHeart DiseasesHumansInfectionsIntensive Care UnitsLength of StayLiver FailureMarylandMaternal AgeMedicaidPatient AdmissionPatient TransferPregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsPregnancy, EctopicPuerperal DisordersPulmonary EmbolismRespiratory InsufficiencyUnited StatesWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultConceptsICU admissionPregnancy-related hypertensive diseaseRate of sepsisCritical care managementAppropriate International ClassificationClinical Modification codesTransfer of womenEctopic pregnancyAnesthetic complicationsHypertensive diseaseICU populationICU utilizationPostpartum patientsPulmonary embolismGenitourinary infectionsSevere morbidityCommon diagnosisCerebrovascular diseaseObstetric servicesPostpartum periodPostpartum conditionsCardiac diseaseInternational ClassificationAdmissionCare management