BACKGROUND Transfusion data for obstetric patients are scarce. Identifying characteristics
associated with red blood cell transfusion (RBCT) is of importance to better identify patients …

BACKGROUND Exposure to blood products during pregnancy carries a potential risk of
transfusion transmission of infectious agents. Blood agencies have historically sought optimal …

BACKGROUND Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) is a fractionated plasma product used
to treat a range of autoimmune or inflammatory conditions, as well as immunodeficiency. …

Background: Reduction in postpartum length of stay has been advocated within a context of
reducing health care system costs and maintaining quality of care. We assessed trends in …

Background Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) are a leading cause of pediatric morbidity
and mortality worldwide, with ~650,000 deaths recorded in < 5-year-olds in 2016. Cross-…

The Pearson statistic, a well-known goodness-of fit test in the analysis of contingency tables,
gives little guidance as to why a null hypothesis is rejected. One approach to determine the …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to seek clarity on the factors that increase acceptance
of a leadership identity and influence a physician leader to participate in the leader role at a …

… until Owen Gibson died when Jo Ann was six years old. As the … Jo Ann graduated from the
segregated, all-black high school … of teaching in Macon, Jo Ann Robinson moved to Atlanta to …

… For sweetened beverages, correlations between diet records and FFQs were 0.84 for colas,
… colas [eg, Coke (Coca-Cola, Atlanta, GA), Pepsi (Persico Inc, Purchase, NY), and other colas …