2019
Education Program Regarding Labor Epidurals Increases Utilization by Hispanic Medicaid Beneficiaries: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Togioka BM, Seligman KM, Werntz MK, Yanez ND, Noles LM, Treggiari MM. Education Program Regarding Labor Epidurals Increases Utilization by Hispanic Medicaid Beneficiaries: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Anesthesiology 2019, 131: 840-849. PMID: 31299658, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000002868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRoutine care groupEpidural labor analgesiaNon-Hispanic womenNon-Hispanic cohortsRoutine careHispanic womenEpidural analgesiaLabor analgesiaEpidural useCare groupLabor epiduralsMedicaid beneficiariesNon-Hispanic ethnicityPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsAdverse eventsControlled TrialsObstetric providersEducational programsIntervention groupAcademic hospitalIndependent cohortAnalgesiaPerson counselingHealthcare disparities
2011
Open-Label Randomized Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of a Single Dose Conivaptan to Raise Serum Sodium in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury
Galton C, Deem S, Yanez ND, Souter M, Chesnut R, Dagal A, Treggiari M. Open-Label Randomized Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of a Single Dose Conivaptan to Raise Serum Sodium in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. Neurocritical Care 2011, 14: 354-360. PMID: 21409494, DOI: 10.1007/s12028-011-9525-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic brain injurySevere traumatic brain injuryUsual care groupIntracranial pressureSerum sodiumAdverse eventsUrine outputCare groupSodium loadBrain injuryDrug-related serious adverse eventsEffects of conivaptanLabel Randomized TrialNon-hyponatremic patientsSerum sodium increaseSerious adverse eventsTreatment of hyponatremiaSodium increasesMethodsOpen-labelNormonatremic patientsPrimary endpointResultsTen patientsSecondary endpointsUsual careMean sodium