2018
Anesthetic Treatment of Cardiac Disease During Pregnancy
Cohen KM, Minehart RD, Leffert LR. Anesthetic Treatment of Cardiac Disease During Pregnancy. Current Treatment Options In Cardiovascular Medicine 2018, 20: 66. PMID: 30019160, DOI: 10.1007/s11936-018-0657-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysiologic changesCardiac diseaseCardiac pathologyMaternal-fetal medicine specialistsNormal physiologic changesInterdisciplinary care teamFetal medicine specialistsHemodynamic goalsObstetric indicationsPregnant patientsCesarean deliveryNeuraxial analgesiaAnesthetic managementCoronary diseaseMedical therapyNeuraxial anesthesiaValvular diseaseAnesthetic approachVasoactive agentsPeripartum periodCare teamAnesthetic treatmentMaternal wellbeingMedicine specialistsCardiothoracic surgeons
2015
What’s new in obstetric anesthesia? Focus on preeclampsia
Leffert L. What’s new in obstetric anesthesia? Focus on preeclampsia. International Journal Of Obstetric Anesthesia 2015, 24: 264-271. PMID: 25936785, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2015.03.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMulti-organ systemsHigh-risk patientsPrevalence of preeclampsiaDefinition of preeclampsiaObstetric care teamPregnant patientsFetal effectsObstetric anesthesiaClinical managementCare teamPreeclampsiaTherapeutic interventionsPatientsContemporary dataRecent updatesComorbiditiesMorbidityPregnancyAnesthesiaPathogenesisEtiologyFetusesPrevalenceDiagnosisCare