2019
Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater: spinal-epidural hematoma in the setting of obstetric thromboprophylaxis and neuraxial anesthesia
Leffert L, Horlocker T, Landau R. Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater: spinal-epidural hematoma in the setting of obstetric thromboprophylaxis and neuraxial anesthesia. International Journal Of Obstetric Anesthesia 2019, 39: 7-11. PMID: 31202587, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2019.05.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Neuraxial Anesthesia in Obstetric Patients Receiving Thromboprophylaxis With Unfractionated or Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin
Leffert LR, Dubois HM, Butwick AJ, Carvalho B, Houle TT, Landau R. Neuraxial Anesthesia in Obstetric Patients Receiving Thromboprophylaxis With Unfractionated or Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2017, 125: 223-231. PMID: 28628578, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0000000000002173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnesthesia, ConductionAnesthesia, ObstetricalAnesthesiologyAnestheticsAnticoagulantsCesarean SectionDelivery, ObstetricFemaleHematoma, Epidural, SpinalHeparinHeparin, Low-Molecular-WeightHumansMiddle AgedNerve BlockPregnancyPregnancy Complications, CardiovascularThrombosisYoung AdultConceptsSpinal epidural hematomaCases of SEHNeuraxial anesthesiaObstetric patientsVenous thromboembolismWeight heparinAnesthesia Closed Claims Project databaseSystematic reviewPractice changePostpartum venous thromboembolismVaginal delivery hospitalizationsWeight heparin doseRisk of thromboembolismLarge-scale registriesMajority of womenEnglish-language studiesAnticoagulated womenDelivery hospitalizationsPharmacological thromboprophylaxisAnticoagulant doseCesarean deliveryEpidural hematomaHeparin doseVaginal deliveryGeneral anesthesia