Publications by authors named "Alixandria Pfeiffer"

Problem: Residents may experience mistreatment by faculty, peers, nurses, or patients. While faculty are reportedly the primary contributors to mistreatment, residents can also be offenders, which merits study. Forum theatre (FT) is an experiential learning modality requiring a peer group to develop problem-solving strategies.

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Objective: Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) is a range of disorders characterized by placenta adherence to uterine myometrium. The pathologic nomenclature of PAS has varied. In 2020, a consensus panel proposed a system which would parallel the antenatal grading.

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Objective: Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) represents a series of placental disorders with an estimated incidence of 1:1000. Delivery and subsequent cesarean hysterectomy for PAS is associated with significant maternal morbidity and mortality. Neuraxial anesthesia may be utilized initially with subsequent conversion to general anesthesia after delivery of the fetus as an alternative to initiating with general anesthesia.

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While the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to wreak havoc across the nation and the globe as one of the most significant global health crises of our time, recent attention has been turned to the effects of COVID-19 on pregnancy and the puerperium. Although most cases have been asymptomatic, for some patients, the disease may be accompanied by serious complications such as pneumonia, acute respiratory distress, multi organ failure, and death. Several case studies have noted that patients with co-morbidities are at a significant risk of these complications.

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