2024
Infection and Sepsis Trends during United States' Delivery Hospitalizations from 2000 to 2020
Liu L, Friedman A, Goffman D, Nathan L, Sheen J, Reddy U, D'Alton M, Wen T. Infection and Sepsis Trends during United States' Delivery Hospitalizations from 2000 to 2020. American Journal Of Perinatology 2024, 41: 1767-1778. PMID: 38408480, DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1780538.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic health conditionsChronic condition diagnosesSevere maternal morbidityDelivery hospitalizationsHealth conditionsAdverse obstetric outcomesMaternal morbidityWound infectionAssociated with chronic health conditionsInfection diagnosisStudy periodObstetric outcomesEvaluate trendsCross-sectional analysisLogistic regression modelsMeasures of associationNational Inpatient SampleChronic conditionsHospital characteristicsAcute renal failureHospitalization of patientsPresence of sepsisOdds ratioCondition diagnosisInpatient Sample
2021
Chronic hypertension, perinatal mortality and the impact of preterm delivery: a population‐based study
Grover S, Brandt J, Reddy U, Ananth C. Chronic hypertension, perinatal mortality and the impact of preterm delivery: a population‐based study. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2021, 129: 572-579. PMID: 34536318, PMCID: PMC9214277, DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.16932.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerinatal mortality rateChronic hypertensionEarly term deliveryPreterm deliveryPerinatal mortalityMortality rateTerm deliverySingleton birthsCausal mediation analysisMaternal chronic hypertensionElevated blood pressureModifiable risk factorsPopulation-based studyWeeks of gestationLate-term gestationCross-sectional analysisNormotensive pregnanciesPreterm birthBlood pressureTerm gestationPerinatal deathRisk factorsHypertensionMAIN OUTCOMEMortality