Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellowship, Obstetric Anesthesia, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 2011 - 2012
  • Fellowship, Critical Care Anesthesia, Columbia University 2009 - 2010
  • Resident, Anesthesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 2006 - 2009
  • D.O., Michigan State University 2005
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Large-scale Implementation of Community Co-led Maternal Sepsis Care Practices to Reduce Morbidity and Mortality from Maternal Infection awarded by National Institutes of Health 2021 - 2023
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  External Relationships

  • I lectured at the Maternal Infant Health Summit, sponsored by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
  • Sepsis Alliance
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Peahl, Alex F., Daniel M. Morgan, Elizabeth S. Langen, Lisa Kane Low, Chad M. Brummett, Yen-Ling Lai, Hsou-Mei Hu, Melissa Bauer, and Jennifer Waljee. “Variation in Opioid Prescribing After Vaginal and Cesarean Birth: A Statewide Analysis.” Womens Health Issues, September 20, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2022.08.007.
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    • Patel, R., J. Kua, N. Sharawi, M. E. Bauer, L. Blake, S. R. Moonesinghe, and P. Sultan. “Inadequate neuraxial anaesthesia in patients undergoing elective caesarean section: a systematic review.” Anaesthesia 77, no. 5 (May 2022): 598–604. https://doi.org/10.1111/anae.15657.
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    • Reale, Sharon C., Melissa E. Bauer, Thomas T. Klumpner, Michael F. Aziz, Kara G. Fields, Rachel Hurwitz, Manal Saad, Sachin Kheterpal, Brian T. Bateman, and Brian T. Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group Collaborators. “Frequency and Risk Factors for Difficult Intubation in Women Undergoing General Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Analysis.” Anesthesiology 136, no. 5 (May 1, 2022): 697–708. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000004173.
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    • Engoren, Milo, Elizabeth S. Jewell, Nicholas Douville, Stephanie Moser, Michael D. Maile, and Melissa E. Bauer. “Genetic variants associated with sepsis.” Plos One 17, no. 3 (2022): e0265052. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0265052.
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    • Bauer, Melissa E., Anita Rajasekhar, and Lisa Leffert. “In Response.” Anesth Analg 133, no. 5 (November 1, 2021): e60–61. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000005726.
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    • Abir, Gillian, and Melissa E. Bauer. “Maternal sepsis update.” Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 34, no. 3 (June 1, 2021): 254–59. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACO.0000000000000997.
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    • Bauer, Melissa E., Katherine Arendt, Yaakov Beilin, Terry Gernsheimer, Juliana Perez Botero, Andra H. James, Edward Yaghmour, et al. “The Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Interdisciplinary Consensus Statement on Neuraxial Procedures in Obstetric Patients With Thrombocytopenia.” Anesth Analg 132, no. 6 (June 1, 2021): 1531–44. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000005355.
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    • Ende, Holly B., Ruth Landau, Naida M. Cole, Sara M. Burns, Brian T. Bateman, Melissa E. Bauer, Jessica L. Booth, et al. “Labor prior to cesarean delivery associated with higher post-discharge opioid consumption.” Plos One 16, no. 7 (2021): e0253990. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253990.
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    • Lee, Matthew S., Michael A. Fenstermaker, Emily E. Naoum, Suzanne Chong, Cosmas J. Van de Ven, Melissa E. Bauer, Joanna A. Kountanis, et al. “Management of Nephrolithiasis in Pregnancy: Multi-Disciplinary Guidelines From an Academic Medical Center.” Front Surg 8 (2021): 796876. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2021.796876.
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    • Kountanis, J. A., M. Muzik, T. Chang, E. Langen, R. Cassidy, G. A. Mashour, and M. E. Bauer. “Relationship between postpartum mood disorder and birth experience: a prospective observational study.” Int J Obstet Anesth 44 (November 2020): 90–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijoa.2020.07.008.
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    • Peahl, Alex F., Daniel M. Morgan, Vanessa K. Dalton, Kara Zivin, Yen-Ling Lai, Hsou Mei Hu, Elizabeth Langen, et al. “New persistent opioid use after acute opioid prescribing in pregnancy: a nationwide analysis.” Am J Obstet Gynecol 223, no. 4 (October 2020): 566.e1-566.e13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.03.020.
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    • Klumpner, Thomas T., Joanna A. Kountanis, Melissa E. Bauer, Alissa Carver, Anne Marie Piehl, Roger Smith, Graciela Mentz, and Kevin K. Tremper. “User Perceptions of an Electronic Maternal Alerting System.” A a Pract 14, no. 11 (September 2020): e01308. https://doi.org/10.1213/XAA.0000000000001308.
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    • Klumpner, Thomas T., Joanna A. Kountanis, Sean R. Meyer, Justin Ortwine, Melissa E. Bauer, Alissa Carver, Anne Marie Piehl, Roger Smith, Graciela Mentz, and Kevin K. Tremper. “Use of a Novel Electronic Maternal Surveillance System and the Maternal Early Warning Criteria to Detect Severe Postpartum Hemorrhage.” Anesth Analg 131, no. 3 (September 2020): 857–65. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000004605.
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    • Bauer, Melissa, and Ruth Landau. “In Response.” Anesth Analg 131, no. 2 (August 2020): e132–33. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000004975.
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    • Naoum, Emily E., Andrew Chalupka, Jonathan Haft, Mark MacEachern, Cosmas J. M. Vandeven, Sarah Rae Easter, Michael Maile, Brian T. Bateman, and Melissa E. Bauer. “Extracorporeal Life Support in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review.” J Am Heart Assoc 9, no. 13 (July 7, 2020): e016072. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.119.016072.
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    • Bauer, Melissa E., Ruth Chiware, and Carlo Pancaro. “Neuraxial Procedures in COVID-19-Positive Parturients: A Review of Current Reports.” Anesth Analg 131, no. 1 (July 2020): e22–24. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000004831.
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    • Bauer, Melissa E., Kyra Bernstein, Emily Dinges, Carlos Delgado, Nadir El-Sharawi, Pervez Sultan, Jill M. Mhyre, and Ruth Landau. “Obstetric Anesthesia During the COVID-19 Pandemic.” Anesth Analg 131, no. 1 (July 2020): 7–15. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000004856.
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    • Bauer, Melissa E., and Lisa Leffert. “Preeclampsia and platelet count: How much is enough?” J Clin Anesth 64 (May 4, 2020): 109798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2020.109798.
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    • Bauer, Melissa E., Roulhac D. Toledano, Timothy Houle, Yaakov Beilin, Mark MacEachern, Madeline McCabe, Dana Rector, et al. “Lumbar neuraxial procedures in thrombocytopenic patients across populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.” J Clin Anesth 61 (May 2020): 109666. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2019.109666.
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    • Kountanis, Joanna A., Christie Vahabzadeh, Samuel Bauer, Maria Muzik, Ruth Cassidy, Casey Aman, Mark MacEachern, and Melissa E. Bauer. “Labor epidural analgesia and the risk of postpartum depression: A meta-analysis of observational studies.” J Clin Anesth 61 (May 2020): 109658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinane.2019.109658.
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    • Naoum, E. E., and M. E. Bauer. “Author Correction: Maternal Sepsis: Recognition, Treatment, and Escalation of Care (Current Anesthesiology Reports, (2019), 9, 1, (55-59), 10.1007/s40140-019-00310-7).” Current Anesthesiology Reports 10, no. 1 (March 1, 2020): 80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40140-020-00364-y.
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    • Hensley, M. K., M. E. Bauer, L. K. Admon, and H. C. Prescott. “Incidence of Maternal Sepsis and Sepsis-Related Maternal Deaths in the United States.” Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey 75, no. 2 (February 1, 2020): 86–88. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ogx.0000654108.28547.d1.
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    • Bauer, Melissa E., Michelle Housey, Samuel T. Bauer, Sydney Behrmann, Anthony Chau, Caitlin Clancy, Erin A. S. Clark, et al. “Risk Factors, Etiologies, and Screening Tools for Sepsis in Pregnant Women: A Multicenter Case-Control Study.” Anesth Analg 129, no. 6 (December 2019): 1613–20. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000003709.
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    • Hensley, Matthew K., Melissa E. Bauer, Lindsay K. Admon, and Hallie C. Prescott. “Incidence of Maternal Sepsis and Sepsis-Related Maternal Deaths in the United States.” Jama 322, no. 9 (September 3, 2019): 890–92. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2019.9818.
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    • Bauer, Melissa E., Michael Balistreri, Mark MacEachern, Ruth Cassidy, Robert Schoenfeld, Keerthana Sankar, Daniel J. Clauw, and Elizabeth Langen. “Normal Range for Maternal Lactic Acid during Pregnancy and Labor: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.” Am J Perinatol 36, no. 9 (July 2019): 898–906. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1675243.
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    • Frey, David P., Melissa E. Bauer, Carrie L. Bell, Lisa Kane Low, Afton L. Hassett, Ruth B. Cassidy, Katherine D. Boyer, and Sam R. Sharar. “Virtual Reality Analgesia in Labor: The VRAIL Pilot Study-A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial Suggesting Benefit of Immersive Virtual Reality Analgesia in Unmedicated Laboring Women.” Anesth Analg 128, no. 6 (June 2019): e93–96. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000003649.
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    • Naoum, E. E., and M. E. Bauer. “Maternal Sepsis: Recognition, Treatment, and Escalation of Care.” Current Anesthesiology Reports 9, no. 1 (March 15, 2019): 55–59. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40140-019-00310-7.
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    • Bauer, Melissa E., Laura K. Price, Mark P. MacEachern, Michelle Housey, Elizabeth S. Langen, and Samuel T. Bauer. “Maternal leukocytosis after antenatal corticosteroid administration: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” J Obstet Gynaecol 38, no. 2 (February 2018): 210–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443615.2017.1342614.
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    • Bateman, Brian T., Naida M. Cole, Ayumi Maeda, Sara M. Burns, Timothy T. Houle, Krista F. Huybrechts, Caitlin R. Clancy, et al. “Patterns of Opioid Prescription and Use After Cesarean Delivery.” Obstet Gynecol 130, no. 1 (July 2017): 29–35. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000002093.
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    • Klumpner, Thomas T., Melissa E. Bauer, and Sachin Kheterpal. “Current applications of big data in obstetric anesthesiology.” Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 30, no. 3 (June 2017): 300–305. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACO.0000000000000452.
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    • Lee, Linden O., Brian T. Bateman, Sachin Kheterpal, Thomas T. Klumpner, Michelle Housey, Michael F. Aziz, Karen W. Hand, et al. “Risk of Epidural Hematoma after Neuraxial Techniques in Thrombocytopenic Parturients: A Report from the Multicenter Perioperative Outcomes Group.” Anesthesiology 126, no. 6 (June 2017): 1053–63. https://doi.org/10.1097/ALN.0000000000001630.
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    • Bauer, Melissa E., and Jill M. Mhyre. “Active Management of Labor Epidural Analgesia Is the Key to Successful Conversion of Epidural Analgesia to Cesarean Delivery Anesthesia.” Anesth Analg 123, no. 5 (November 2016): 1074–76. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0000000000001582.
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    • Bauer, Melissa E., Robert P. Lorenz, Samuel T. Bauer, Krishna Rao, and Frank W. J. Anderson. “Maternal Deaths Due to Sepsis in the State of Michigan, 1999-2006.” Obstet Gynecol 126, no. 4 (October 2015): 747–52. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000001028.
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    • Bauer, Melissa E., Samuel T. Bauer, Baskar Rajala, Mark P. MacEachern, Linda S. Polley, David Childers, and David M. Aronoff. “Maternal physiologic parameters in relationship to systemic inflammatory response syndrome criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis.” Obstet Gynecol 124, no. 3 (September 2014): 535–41. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000000423.
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    • Bauer, Melissa E., Brian T. Bateman, Samuel T. Bauer, Amy M. Shanks, and Jill M. Mhyre. “Maternal sepsis mortality and morbidity during hospitalization for delivery: temporal trends and independent associations for severe sepsis.” Anesth Analg 117, no. 4 (October 2013): 944–50. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0b013e3182a009c3.
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    • Bauer, M. E., J. A. Kountanis, L. C. Tsen, M. L. Greenfield, and J. M. Mhyre. “Risk factors for failed conversion of labor epidural analgesia to cesarean delivery anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational trials.” Int J Obstet Anesth 21, no. 4 (October 2012): 294–309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijoa.2012.05.007.
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    • Bauer, Melissa E. B., Samuel T. Bauer, Amir B. Rabbani, and Jill M. Mhyre. “Peripartum management of dual antiplatelet therapy and neuraxial labor analgesia after bare metal stent insertion for acute myocardial infarction.” Anesth Analg 115, no. 3 (September 2012): 613–15. https://doi.org/10.1213/ANE.0b013e31825ab374.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Singh, Shubhangi, Melissa E. Bauer, Thomas T. Klumpner, Anita Pandit, and Vesela Kovacheva. “Genome-wide Association Study of patients with Post-partum Hemorrhage.” In Anesthesia and Analgesia, 132:615–615, 2021.
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