Evaluating outcomes of children's asthma self-management education through sustainable community-university partnerships.

Objective: To evaluate the outcomes of a children's asthma management education program delivered through a community-university partnership.

Design: Quasi-experimental pretest/posttest.

Sample: Convenience sample of 50 children with asthma, grades 2-5, and their parent/caregiver from nine elementary schools in New York State.

Preschool asthma: Examining environmental influences using geographic information systems.

Objective: This study was conducted to explore if environmental factors co-occur in areas with high asthma rates in Head Start (HS) children.

Design: Descriptive.

Sample: Convenience sample of 56 children with asthma enrolled in HS, ages 3-5 years.

Analysis of Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury and Possible Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury Reported to the French Hemovigilance Network From 2007 to 2013.

Using the French Hemovigilance Network database from 2007 to 2013, we provide information on demographics, incidence, and risk factors of reported transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) and possible TRALI, analyze TRALI mitigation efforts for fresh frozen plasma and platelet concentrates, and consider the impact of platelet additive solutions on TRALI incidence. We applied the Toronto consensus conference definitions for TRALI and possible TRALI. Two TRALI subgroups were considered: "antibody positive" when a donor has human leukocyte antigen (class I or II) and/or human neutrophil antigen antibodies and the recipient has cognate antigen, and "antibody negative" when immunological investigation is negative or not done.

Blood products use in France: a nationwide cross-sectional survey.

Background: Blood products use has increased in France between 2000 and 2011. To understand the reasons for this increase, data about transfused patients and transfusion practices needed to be updated.

Study Design And Methods: A nationwide cross-sectional survey was performed with health care establishments.

Assessment of the contribution of morbidity and mortality conferences to quality and safety improvement: a survey of participants' perceptions.

Background: Evidence for the effectiveness of the morbidity and mortality conferences in improving patient safety is lacking. The aim of this survey was to assess the opinion of participants concerning the benefits and the functioning of morbidity and mortality conferences, according to their organizational characteristics.

Methods: We conducted a survey of professionals involved in a morbidity and mortality conference using a self-administered questionnaire in three French teaching hospitals in 2012.