2024
Postdural Puncture Headache: Beyond the Evidence
Berg A, Lucas D, Leffert L. Postdural Puncture Headache: Beyond the Evidence. Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpa.2024.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPostdural puncture headacheCalcitonin gene-related peptideAccidental dural punctureCerebrospinal fluidRelease of calcitonin gene-related peptideManagement of postdural puncture headacheTreat postdural puncture headacheLabor epidural analgesiaGene-related peptideAutonomic nervous systemCerebrospinal fluid dynamicsEvidence-based recommendationsEpidural analgesiaPuncture headacheDural punctureIntrathecal catheterNeuraxial proceduresCSF lossSphenopalatine ganglionAssociated with activationCerebral arteryCerebral vasodilationChronic manifestationsTherapeutic strategiesRoutine use
2022
Bupivacaine Metabolite Can Interfere with Norfentanyl Measurement by LC–MS/MS
Mahowald G, Khaliq T, Basu S, Griggs D, Siegel M, Leffert L, Bernstein S, Flood JG, Uljon S. Bupivacaine Metabolite Can Interfere with Norfentanyl Measurement by LC–MS/MS. The Journal Of Applied Laboratory Medicine 2022, 7: 854-862. PMID: 35259249, DOI: 10.1093/jalm/jfac009.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Association of Epidural-Related Fever and Noninfectious Inflammation in Term Labor
Riley LE, Celi AC, Onderdonk AB, Roberts DJ, Johnson LC, Tsen LC, Leffert L, Pian-Smith MCM, Heffner LJ, Haas ST, Lieberman ES. Association of Epidural-Related Fever and Noninfectious Inflammation in Term Labor. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2011, 117: 588-595. PMID: 21343762, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e31820b0503.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIL-6 levelsNoninfectious inflammationHigher IL-6 levelsAssociation of epiduralLabor epidural analgesiaRole of infectionPg/mLAfebrile womenEpidural analgesiaMaternal feverPlacental infectionCytokine levelsInflammatory stateTerm laborPlacental culturesLower riskFeverPrenatal periodInfectionWomenAnalgesiaEpiduralInflammationObservational analysisFebrile