Flores G, Ngui E. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2006 Dec;53(6):1197-215. This article was an extensive literature review regarding racial/ethnic disparities and patient safety focusing on the pediatric population. Following a very specific Medline search, limited to only certain journals, 323 articles were found, only 9 of which discussed racial/ethnic issues. Several studies revealed an increase risk for adverse medical events such as birth trauma, post-operative infections, and other complications in minority populations. One study revealed that those requesting Spanish interpreters were at a two times increased odds of adverse medical events. Three of the articles reviewed found no racial/ethnic disparities after multivariate analyses. The authors found that many of the articles were lacking d