Dr. Mark R. Chassin, president of the Joint Commission, which accredits hospitals, cautioned that the study was limited by its list of "triggers".
However, because the CFR decreased for all women regardless of how they came to the hospital, caution should be used before assuming causation of the referral system particularly given the study design.
But the hospital cautioned that the state's Office Of Professional Medical Conduct, which disciplines doctors, had yet to complete interviews with everyone involved or to finish its investigation of Dr. Arbit.
However, the findings of this study were limited to one hospital, so caution should be used in generalizing the results of this study to include other hospitals specialized in infectious diseases.
Attuned to the sensitivities, hospitals have cautioned their staffs that wearing the color-coded bracelets is voluntary, and that patients are allowed to opt for some other method instead, like colored dots — or just old-fashioned notations — on medical charts.
However, the single site nature of this study conducted at a referral hospital invites caution.
Second, our findings are based on a population of pregnant women seeking care at a specialized maternal hospital; hence, caution is needed before generalizing the results to other populations.
Ms. Kriz, the hospital spokeswoman, cautioned that none of the strikers had been fired and that the replacement process was just beginning.
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter promised a full investigation into whether the American military was connected to the destruction of the hospital, but cautioned it would take time to gather information.
