Clinical effectiveness of adding azithromycin to antimicrobial prophylaxis for cesarean delivery.

Background: A recent large clinical trial demonstrated an approximately 50% decrease in the rate of postoperative infection in women who were laboring and/or had rupture of membranes for >4 hours and who received azithromycin in addition to standard preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis at the time of cesarean delivery. Given these results, our institution made a policy change in May 2017 to add azithromycin to standard preoperative prophylaxis for all cesarean deliveries.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of adding azithromycin to preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis for cesarean delivery.

African American Pediatric Liver Transplant Recipients Have an Increased Risk of Death After Transferring to Adult Healthcare.

Objective: To analyze the long-term outcomes in pediatric liver transplant recipients after they have transferred to an adult provider and assess for racial disparities in health outcomes.

Study Design: This is a single-center, retrospective review of pediatric patients who underwent liver transplantation between July 1990 and August 2015 at a tertiary healthcare system with a large transplant center. Patient mortality and retransplantation were assessed after transfer to adult care.