Although high-volume units treated the sickest infants and had highest crude death rates, when the statistics were adjusted for factors such as the severity of the illness, patient volume and staffing provision, unit size did not influence death or brain damage rates.
The most recent statistics from the Energy Information Administration prior to Katrina showed that 43% of the crude oil America consumes daily is refined on the Gulf Coast in Louisiana or Texas.
Crude oil looks to be a more conservative play for 2011, and will trade in line with the monthly economic statistics unless political events cause a sudden volatility on the upside.