title: Continuous variable transformation in anesthesia: useful clinical shorthand, but threat to research.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Anesthesiology, Section of Pediatric Anesthesiology (O.O.N.), and Department of Biostatistics (B.W.G., A.T.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: Olubukola O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Nafiu
authors.forename: Brenda W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Gillespie
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsodikov
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control