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
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 States