May 2016

Editorial Board
Published in issue: May 2016
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Editorial

Gestational sleep apnea: have we been caught napping?
• Suzanne Karan,
• Yehuda Ginosar
Published online: March 12, 2016
p1-3

Original Articles

Catheter failure rates and time course with epidural versus combined spinal-epidural analgesia in labor
• J. Groden,
• A. Gonzalez-Fiol,
• J. Aaronson,
• A. Sachs,
• R. Smiley
Published online: January 14, 2016
p4-7
The impact of gestational age and fetal weight on the risk of failure of spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery
• O.A. Adesope,
• L.M. Einhorn,
• A.J. Olufolabi,
• M. Cooter,
• A.S. Habib
Published online: January 30, 2016
p8-14

Influence of reverse Trendelenburg position on aortocaval compression in obese pregnant women
• K. Saravanakumar,
• M. Hendrie,
• F. Smith,
• P. Danielian
Published online: September 30, 2015
p15-18

Differences in lumbar dural sac dimension in supine and lateral positions in late pregnancy: a magnetic resonance imaging study
• Fei Xu,
• Ying Liu,
• Yuan Wei,
• Yangyu Zhao,
• Huishu Yuan,
• Xiangyang Guo
Published online: October 06, 2015
p19-23

Effect of preoperative pregabalin on post-caesarean delivery analgesia: a dose-response study
• S. El Kenany,
• M.R. El Tahan
Published online: November 12, 2015
p24-31

Programmed intermittent epidural boluses for maintenance of labor analgesia: an impact study
• C.P. McKenzie,
• B. Cobb,
• E.T. Riley,
• B. Carvalho
Published online: November 27, 2015
p32-38

Reviews

Cytokines in the perinatal period – Part I
• A. Chau,
• J.C. Markley,
• J. Juang,
• L.C. Tsen
Published online: January 05, 2016
p39-47

Cytokines in the perinatal period – Part II
• A. Chau,
• J.C. Markley,
• J. Juang,
• L.C. Tsen
Published online: January 05, 2016
p48-58

Special Article

The 2016 Hughes Lecture
What’s new in maternal morbidity and mortality?
• K.W. Arendt
Published online: December 11, 2015
p59-70

Case Reports

Refractory status epilepticus after inadvertent intrathecal injection of tranexamic acid treated by magnesium sulfate
• D.M. Hatch,
• E. Atito-Narh,
• E.J. Herschmiller,
• A.J. Olufolabi,
• M.D. Owen
Published online: December 01, 2015
p71-75
Early postpartum mitral valve thrombosis requiring extra corporeal membrane oxygenation before successful valve replacement
• H. Halldorsdottir,
• J. Nordström,
• O. Brattström,
• M.M. Sennström,
• U. Sartipy,
• E. Mattsson
Published online: December 09, 2015
p75-78
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in pregnancy: an interdisciplinary challenge—a case report and literature review
• E. Mauermann,
• C. Vökt,
• D.A. Tsakiris,
• D. Tobler,
• T. Girard
Published online: December 09, 2015
p79-82

Correspondence

Effect of the head-elevation pillow on intrathecal local anaesthetic spread
• J.P. Burns,
• J. Kerr
Published online: February 04, 2016
p83-84
In reply
• H. Elfil,
• L. Crowley
Published online: February 26, 2016
p84

Recognition of obstructive sleep apnea in pregnancy survey
• J.E. Dominguez,
• E.M. Lockhart,
• A. Miskovic,
• A.S. Bullough
Published online: January 14, 2016
p85-87
Severe compression of the inferior vena cava during cesarean section
• L. Bouvet,
• P. Lasselin,
• D. Chassard
Published online: December 08, 2015
p87-88

Hematomyelia after spinal anesthesia due to incorrect interspace identification using Tuffier’s line in a pregnant woman at term
• Wei Huang,
• Dong Luo,
• Ping Li,
• Linli Luo
Published online: January 14, 2016
p88-89

Disruption of a wire-reinforced epidural catheter upon removal: importance of having a set protocol
• T. Shah,
• A. Rubenstein
Published online: January 05, 2016
p89-91

Separation of Perifix® FX epidural catheter components in a laboring patient
• J.C. Coffman,
• G. Ristev,
• G. Tozbikian,
• R.H. Small
Published online: January 06, 2016
p91-92

Book Review

• S. Griffiths
Published online: March 23, 2016
p93-94