2019
Anesthetic Management of Nonobstetric Surgery during Pregnancy
d’Arby Toledano R, Madden H, Leffert L. Anesthetic Management of Nonobstetric Surgery during Pregnancy. Current Anesthesiology Reports 2019, 9: 31-38. DOI: 10.1007/s40140-019-00314-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonobstetric surgeryAnesthetic managementPhysiologic changesIntraoperative fetal monitoringAdequate pain managementMaternal cardiac arrestMaternal hypoxemiaNonurgent surgeryUteroplacental perfusionEmergent surgeryAspiration prophylaxisPain managementAnesthetic techniqueCardiac arrestLaparoscopic techniqueAnesthetic agentsRecent FindingsTherePregnancyFetal monitoringResuscitation algorithmSurgeryDiagnostic imagingOptimal timingReviewThis articleOptimal outcomes
2014
Opioid Abuse and Dependence during Pregnancy
Maeda A, Bateman BT, Clancy CR, Creanga AA, Leffert LR. Opioid Abuse and Dependence during Pregnancy. Anesthesiology 2014, 121: 1158-1165. PMID: 25405293, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000000472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid abuseObstetrical outcomesIntrauterine growth restrictionNationwide Inpatient SampleObstetrical morbidityPlacental abruptionPreterm laborCesarean deliveryMaternal deathsPremature rupturePregnant womenCardiac arrestRelevant confoundersInpatient SampleGrowth restrictionPreventive strategiesTherapeutic interventionsPregnancyLogistic regressionNationwide trendsHospitalizationPrevalenceAbuseOutcomesUnited StatesCardiac Arrest during Hospitalization for Delivery in the United States, 1998–2011
Mhyre JM, Tsen LC, Einav S, Kuklina EV, Leffert LR, Bateman BT. Cardiac Arrest during Hospitalization for Delivery in the United States, 1998–2011. Anesthesiology 2014, 120: 810-818. PMID: 24694844, PMCID: PMC4445354, DOI: 10.1097/aln.0000000000000159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmniotic fluid embolismCardiac arrestPotential etiologiesHeart failureCommon potential etiologyMaternal cardiac arrestNationwide Inpatient SampleDemographic risk factorsMaternal cardiopulmonary arrestHospital dischargeCardiopulmonary arrestU.S. hospitalizationsUnderlying etiologyInpatient SampleMaternal arrestRisk factorsHospitalizationSurvival rateEtiologySepsisEmbolismHemorrhageArrestPatientsSurvival