Search Results - "Leighton, Barbara L."

Supplemental oxygen for the prevention of postcesarean infectious morbidity: a randomized controlled trial by Scifres, Christina M., MD, Leighton, Barbara L., MD, Fogertey, Patricia J., RN, MSN, Macones, George A., MD, MSCE, Stamilio, David M., MD, MSCE

“…Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate whether supplemental oxygen during and for 2 hours after cesarean delivery reduces the incidence of…”
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Why obstetric anesthesiologists get sued by Leighton, Barbara L

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Case Series of Successful Postoperative Pain Management in Buprenorphine Maintenance Therapy Patients by Leighton, Barbara L., Crock, Lara W.

“…Buprenorphine maintenance therapy patients frequently have severe postoperative pain due to buprenorphine-induced hyperalgesia and provider use of opioids with…”
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Necrotizing Fasciitis after Cesarean Delivery by NISSMAN, Kathleen W, NISSMAN, Daniel B, LEIGHTON, Barbara L, VARADAY, Swarup S, LOCKHART, Ellen M

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Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy: Assessment of Current Screening Tools by Lockhart, Ellen M, Ben Abdallah, Arbi, Tuuli, Methodius G, Leighton, Barbara L

“…To estimate the predictive ability of current obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) screening tools and the individual questions in these tools at identifying pregnant…”
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Acute respiratory distress syndrome after an exothermic Baralyme®-sevoflurane reaction by FATHEREE, Randy S, LEIGHTOR, Barbara L

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A first step in determining appropriate amounts of obstetric anesthesia work by Varaday, Swarup S, Leighton, Barbara L

“…Ginosar, et al. describe a new performance indicator, the Obstetric Anesthesia Activity Index, to represent the current amount of obstetric anesthesia work…”
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Use of recombinant factor VIIa in patients with amniotic fluid embolism: a systematic review of case reports by Leighton, Barbara L, Wall, Michael H, Lockhart, Ellen M, Phillips, Louise E, Zatta, Amanda J

“…Patients with amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) (major cardiac and pulmonary symptoms plus consumptive coagulopathy) have high circulating tissue factor…”
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Epidural analgesia: Effects on labor progress and maternal and neonatal outcome by Leighton, Barbara L., Halpern, Stephen H.

“…The intended and unintended effects of epidural labor analgesia are reviewed. Mothers randomized to epidural rather than parenteral opioid analgesia have…”
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Peripartum Substitution of Inhaled for Intravenous Prostacyclin in a Patient with Primary Pulmonary Hypertension by HILL, Laureen L, DE WET, Charl J, JACOBSOHN, Eric, LEIGHTON, Barbara L, TYMKEW, Heidi

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Successful pregnancy and cesarean delivery 22 years after separation in an ischiopagus tetrapus conjoined twin by ROSEMEIER, Frank, SHUMWAY, Joseph B, SCHALLEN, Eric H, BOTTROS, Laila, LEIGHTON, Barbara L

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Effect of Epidural vs Parenteral Opioid Analgesia on the Progress of Labor: A Meta-analysis by Halpern, Stephen H, Leighton, Barbara L, Ohlsson, Arne, Barrett, Jon F. R, Rice, Amy

“…CONTEXT.— Epidural labor analgesia, if selected by the patient, is associated with high cesarean delivery rates. Results of randomized trials comparing rates…”
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Patient-Controlled Epidural Levobupivacaine with or without Fentanyl for Post-Cesarean Section Pain Relief by Liu, Feng-Lin, Chen, Shin-Yan, Cherng, Yih-Giun, Fan, Shou-Zen, Leighton, Barbara L., Chang, Hung-Chi, Chen, Li-Kuei

“…Purpose. The purpose of this study was to compare the analgesic properties of levobupivacaine with or without fentanyl for patient-controlled epidural…”
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A randomized controlled trial examining the effect of naproxen on analgesia during the second Day after cesarean delivery by ANGLE, Pamela J, HALPERN, Stephen H, LEIGHTON, Barbara L, SZALAI, J. P, GNANENDRAN, K, KRONBERG, Jean E

“…Whereas nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs augment spinal morphine on Day l, the analgesia gained by simply combining these drugs with conventional "on…”
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Warmed diluent speeds dantrolene reconstitution by MITCHELL, Laura W, LEIGHTON, Barbara L

“…To define more completely the aqueous solubility of dantrolene in order to devise faster reconstitution techniques for use during malignant hyperthermia…”
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Oral sodium citrate increases nausea amongst elective Cesarean delivery patients by KJAER, Klaus, COMERFORD, Michele, KONDILIS, Linda, DIMARIA, Lauren, ABRAMOVITZ, Sharon, KISELEV, Michael, SAMUELS, Jon, GADALLA, Farida, LEIGHTON, Barbara L

“…Historically, aspiration of gastric contents with subsequent pneumonia was a major cause of anesthesia-related maternal mortality. Before elective Cesarean…”
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Injecting saline through the epidural needle decreases the iv epidural catheter placement rate during combined spinal-epidural labour analgesia by GADALLA, Farida, RHIM LEE, Sung-Hee, CHOI, Kue C, JILL FONG, GOMILLION, Matthew C, LEIGHTON, Barbara L

“…To determine if injecting 10 mL saline before epidural catheter threading (pre-cannulation epidural fluid injection) can decrease the incidence of iv epidural…”
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The effects of epidural analgesia on labor, maternal, and neonatal outcomes: A systematic review by Leighton, Barbara L., Halpern, Stephen H.

“…Mothers given an epidural rather than parenteral opioid labor analgesia report less pain and are more satisfied with their pain relief. Analgesic method does…”
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The impact of neuraxial analgesia on the progress and outcome of labor by Leighton, Barbara L

“…Epidural analgesia is an extremely popular form of labor pain relief. This popularity has led to careful examination of the effects of epidural analgesia on…”
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Effect of Labor Analgesia on Breastfeeding Success by Halpern, Stephen H, Levine, Tracey, Wilson, Donna B, MacDonell, Jo, Katsiris, Sandra E, Leighton, Barbara L

“…Background: The effect of labor analgesia on breastfeeding success is not well defined. Some authors have hypothesized that labor analgesia may affect…”
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