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What’s New in Clinical Obstetric Anesthesia in 2015 by Hess, P.E

“…Highlights • Papers from 2015 relevant to the obstetric anesthesia provider are reviewed. • Neuraxial anesthesia can be challenging in patients with scoliosis…”
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Nocturnal Desaturation Early After Delivery: Impact of Delivery Type and the Beneficial Effects of Fowler’s Position by Fujita, N, Grabitz, S.D, Shin, C.H, Hess, P.E, Eikermann, M

“…(Br J Anaesth. 2019;122:e64–e66)The authors of the present study previously reported that 20% of women experience obstructive sleep apnea episodes in the…”
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Observational study of changes in epidural pressure and elastance during epidural blood patch in obstetric patients by Pratt, S.D, Kaczka, D.W, Hess, P.E

“…Abstract Background During an epidural blood patch, we inject blood until the patient describes mild back pressure, often leading to injection of more than 20…”
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A Randomized Prospective Study Comparing 2 Flexible Epidural Catheters for Labor Analgesia by Spiegel, J.E, Vasudevan, A, Li, Y, Hess, P.E

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Epidural Catheter Replacement Rates With Dural Puncture Epidural Labor Analgesia Compared With Epidural Analgesia Without Dural Puncture: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Berger, A.A., Jordan, J., Li, Y., Kowalczyk, J.J., Hess, P.E.

“…( Int J Obstet Anesth . 2022;52:103590) Lumbar epidural analgesia (LEA) is a common method of labor analgesia. Traditional LEA, dural-puncture epidural (DPE),…”
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Epidural catheter replacement rates with dural puncture epidural labor analgesia compared with epidural analgesia without dural puncture: a retrospective cohort study by Berger, A.A., Jordan, J., Li, Y., Kowalczyk, J.J., Hess, P.E.

“…•Up to 13% of labor epidural catheters fail and require replacement.•Retrospective study of 19 123 labor neuraxial analgesia procedures.•Dural puncture…”
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Placenta Accreta Spectrum Disorders: Knowledge Gaps in Anesthesia Care by Warrick, C.M., Markley, J.C., Farber, M.K., Balki, M., Katz, D., Hess, P.E., Padilla, C., Waters, J.H., Weiniger, C.F., Butwick, A.J.

“…(Anesth Analg. 2022;135:191–197) Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) disorder is a high-risk, life-threatening illness for pregnant women and its incidence has…”
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Low-dose Intravenous Dexmedetomidine Reduces Shivering Following Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Sween, L.K., Xu, S., Li, C., O’Donoghue, M.A., Ciampa, E.J., Kowalczyk, J.J., Li, Y., Hess, P.E.

“…( Int J Obstet Anesth . 2021;45:49–55) In cesarean deliveries (CD) shivering is sometimes brought on by neuraxial anesthesia. Shivering can negatively affect…”
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In reply by Pratt, S.D., Kaczka, D.W., Hess, P.E.

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Low-dose intravenous dexmedetomidine reduces shivering following cesarean delivery: a randomized controlled trial by Sween, L.K., Xu, S., Li, C., O'Donoghue, M.A., Ciampa, E.J., Kowalczyk, J.J., Li, Y., Hess, P.E.

“…•A randomized double-blind trial for prevention of post-cesarean shivering.•Intravenous dexmedetomidine 10 µg was compared with placebo after…”
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Adaptation of an Obstetric Anesthesia Service for the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Pandemic: Description of Checklists, Workflows, and Development Tools by Li, Y., Ciampa, E.J., Zucco, L., Levy, N., Colella, M., Golen, T., Shainker, S.A., Lunderberg, J.M., Ramachandran, S.K., Hess, P.E.

“…( Anesth Analg . 2021;132:31–37) Health care workers have a significant risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) exposure and…”
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In reply by Pratt, S.D, Kaczka, D.W, Hess, P.E

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Heterozygote carriers of mutations in the F11 gene, encoding Factor XI, have normal coagulation by thromboelastography during pregnancy by Ciampa, E.J., Liu, N., Stiles, J., Carani, J.L., Li, Y., Hess, P.E.

“…•Comparison between F11 mutation carriers and presumed to be normal pregnant women.•F11 mutation carriers had reduced FXI activity levels.•thromboelastography…”
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Epidural Analgesia During the Second Stage of Labor: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Shen, X., Li, Y., Xu, S., Wang, N., Fan, S., Qin, X., Zhou, C., Hess, P.E.

“…( Obstet Gynecol . 2017;130(5):1097–1103) Although epidural analgesia provides effective labor pain relief, studies have found an association with a prolonged…”
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A randomized prospective study comparing two flexible epidural catheters for labour analgesia††Presented in part at the 38th Annual SOAP Meeting, April 28, 2006, Hollywood, FL, USA by Spiegel, J.E., Vasudevan, A., Li, Y., Hess, P.E.

“…Previous studies evaluating stiff epidural catheters found that the three-holed design provided superior labour analgesia compared with an end-holed design…”
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A randomized prospective study comparing two flexible epidural catheters for labour analgesia by Spiegel, J. E., Vasudevan, A., Li, Y., Hess, P. E.

“…Background Previous studies evaluating stiff epidural catheters found that the three-holed design provided superior labour analgesia compared with an end-holed…”
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Intrathecal morphine reduces breakthrough pain during labour epidural analgesia by Vasudevan, A., Snowman, C.E., Sundar, S., Sarge, T.W., Hess, P.E.

“…When using the combined spinal-epidural (CSE) technique for labour analgesia, parturients often experience breakthrough pain after the spinal medication has…”
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Hypothermia after cesarean delivery and its reversal with lorazepam by Hess, P.E., Snowman, C.E., Wang, J.

“…Intrathecal morphine can produce hypothermia in animals. This side effect has been reported in humans, but has not been thoroughly studied in obstetrics. We…”
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Epidural anesthesia in a parturient with neurofibromatosis type 2 undergoing cesarean section by Spiegel, J.E., Hapgood, A., Hess, P.E.

“…Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is a rare condition only recently recognized. We present a case describing successful regional analgesia in a parturient with…”
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An analysis of the need for anesthetic interventions with differing concentrations of labor epidural bupivacaine: an observational study by Hess, P.E., Pratt, S.D., Oriol, N.E.

“…Labor epidural analgesia techniques using lower concentrations of bupivacaine are designed to maintain pain control with fewer side effects such as hypotension…”
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