2019
Regional Anesthesia in the Patient Receiving Antithrombotic or Thrombolytic Therapy: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Evidence-based Guidelines (Fourth Edition)
Horlocker T, Vandermeuelen E, Kopp S, Gogarten W, Leffert L, Benzon H. Regional Anesthesia in the Patient Receiving Antithrombotic or Thrombolytic Therapy: American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Evidence-based Guidelines (Fourth Edition). Obstetric Anesthesia Digest 2019, 39: 28-29. DOI: 10.1097/01.aoa.0000552901.03545.fb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRegional anesthesiaFourth consensus conferenceVenous thromboembolism preventionEvidence-based guidelinesAmerican SocietyPatient safety issuesNeuraxial bleedingSpinal hematomaThromboembolism preventionAntithrombotic medicationSpinal anesthesiaCatastrophic complicationThrombolytic therapyObstetric anesthesiaPain medicineConsensus conferenceAnesthesiaConsensus documentEuropean SocietyHeightened riskRelevant literatureAnticoagulationSafety issuesBleedingHematoma
2014
Continuous measurement of cardiac output with the electrical velocimetry method in patients under spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery
Liu Y, Pian-Smith MC, Leffert LR, Minehart RD, Torri A, Coté C, Kacmarek RM, Jiang Y. Continuous measurement of cardiac output with the electrical velocimetry method in patients under spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery. Journal Of Clinical Monitoring And Computing 2014, 29: 627-634. PMID: 25510959, DOI: 10.1007/s10877-014-9645-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-defined time pointsElective cesarean deliveryCardiac outputCesarean deliverySpinal anesthesiaStroke volumeNon-invasive CO monitorContinuous CO monitoringSystemic vascular resistanceTime pointsMajority of patientsPeripheral venous pressureTreatment of hypotensionOnset of hypotensionCO monitoringVascular resistanceHemodynamic profileVenous pressureHemodynamic changesPatient's hemodynamicsPhenylephrine bolusPhenylephrine administrationPatient outcomesObservational studyPatient management
2013
Spinal Anesthesia in Severe Preeclampsia
Henke VG, Bateman BT, Leffert LR. Spinal Anesthesia in Severe Preeclampsia. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2013, 117: 686-693. PMID: 23868886, DOI: 10.1213/ane.0b013e31829eeef5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere preeclampsiaSpinal anesthesiaIntraoperative hemodynamic managementSpinal-induced hypotensionHealthy parturientsAnesthetic optionsCesarean deliveryEpidural catheterHemodynamic managementNeuraxial anesthesiaEpidural anesthesiaHigh incidencePreeclampsiaAnesthesiaHypotensionSignificant differencesParturientsContraindicationsCatheterIncidence
2010
Management of a parturient with high-grade osteosarcoma of the proximal femur: a multidisciplinary approach
Quaye A, Raskin K, Ecker J, Leffert L. Management of a parturient with high-grade osteosarcoma of the proximal femur: a multidisciplinary approach. International Journal Of Obstetric Anesthesia 2010, 19: 340-342. PMID: 20627530, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijoa.2010.03.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade osteosarcomaCommon primary malignant bone tumorPrimary malignant bone tumorWeeks of gestationMalignant bone tumorsNewborn baby boyFemoral neck resectionAdjuvant chemotherapyCesarean deliveryMultiparous womenPathologic fractureSpinal anesthesiaSubsequent surgeryLimb salvageThird trimesterOncologic therapyBone tumorsMultidisciplinary planningNeck resectionBaby boyProximal femurOsteosarcomaMultidisciplinary approachPregnancyMothers
2008
Acute Reversible Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy Associated with Cesarean Delivery under Spinal Anesthesia
Crimi E, Baggish A, Leffert L, Pian-Smith MC, Januzzi JL, Jiang Y. Acute Reversible Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy Associated with Cesarean Delivery under Spinal Anesthesia. Circulation 2008, 117: 3052-3053. PMID: 18541755, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.107.744102.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Is Bilateral Cerebral Subdural Hematoma More Frequent after Epidural Anesthesia than Spinal Anesthesia?
Mashour G, Leffert L. Is Bilateral Cerebral Subdural Hematoma More Frequent after Epidural Anesthesia than Spinal Anesthesia? Anesthesiology 2006, 105: 1278. DOI: 10.1097/00000542-200612000-00033.Peer-Reviewed Original Research