2022
Comparison of severe maternal morbidity in pregnancy by modified World Health Organization Classification of maternal cardiovascular risk
Denoble AE, Goldstein SA, Wein LE, Grotegut CA, Federspiel JJ. Comparison of severe maternal morbidity in pregnancy by modified World Health Organization Classification of maternal cardiovascular risk. American Heart Journal 2022, 250: 11-22. PMID: 35526569, PMCID: PMC9836743, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.04.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere maternal morbidityWorld Health Organization classificationDelivery hospitalizationsCardiac diagnosisMaternal morbidityOrganization classificationMaternal cardiovascular riskNationwide Readmissions DatabaseRisk of deathSevere cardiac diseaseWeighted national estimateMWHO classificationDelivery admissionCardiovascular riskPregnant patientsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeRetrospective studyYear postpartumPregnancy counselingPrimary exposureMonths postpartumNationwide databaseCardiac diseaseElevated risk
2020
Chorioamnionitis versus intraamniotic infection among preterm deliveries—is postpartum infectious morbidity different?
Denoble AE, Wu J, Mitchell CJ, Hughes BL, Dotters-Katz SK. Chorioamnionitis versus intraamniotic infection among preterm deliveries—is postpartum infectious morbidity different? American Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM 2020, 2: 100176. PMID: 33345890, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2020.100176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpartum infectious morbidityIntraamniotic infectionClinical chorioamnionitisPostpartum endometritisAntibiotic treatmentMaternal temperatureAmerican CollegeInfectious morbidityPreterm deliveryPotential confoundersGynecologists criteriaAdditional clinical risk factorsAntenatal magnesium sulfateIntrapartum antibiotic treatmentPostpartum endometritis ratePostpartum infectious complicationsClinical risk factorsMultivariate logistic regressionOriginal study populationProportion of womenEndometritis ratesFetal morbidityInfectious complicationsPreterm birthPrimary outcomeUsing the new definition of intraamniotic infection – is there morbidity among the women left out?
Smith MM, Daifotis HA, DeNoble AE, Dotters-Katz SK. Using the new definition of intraamniotic infection – is there morbidity among the women left out? The Journal Of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 2020, 34: 4148-4152. PMID: 31928262, DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2020.1711723.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpartum infectionIntraamniotic infectionPrimary outcomePostpartum infectious morbidityUrinary tract infectionSingle academic centerFourth-degree lacerationsBackward stepwise eliminationACOG criteriaAntibiotic receiptGestational hypertensionIntrapartum characteristicsMaternal feverMaternal tachycardiaDegree lacerationsInfectious morbidityRetrospective cohortTract infectionsDiagnostic criteriaAcademic centersInfectionWomenBivariate statisticsMorbidityFever