Acute lymphoid and myeloid leukemia in a Brazilian Amazon population: Epidemiology and predictors of comorbidity and deaths.

Alexander Leonardo S JúniorFabíola Silva AlvesMarlon Wendell Athaydes KerrLilyane Amorim XabregasFábio Magalhães GamaMaria Gabriela Almeida RodriguesAlexandre Santos TorresAndréa Monteiro TarragôVanderson Souza SampaioMaria Perpétuo Socorro Sampaio CarvalhoNelson Abrahim FraijiAdriana MalheiroAllyson Guimarães Costa

Published in: PloS one (2019)

Our study describes the data of patients with acute leukemia in Amazonas, a remote region in the north of Brazil. In addition, it highlights the importance of hemovigilance in an Amazon region state, while focusing on peripheral areas which don't have prevention, diagnosis and treatment tools for this disease.

Keyphrases

acute myeloid leukemia
bone marrow
liver failure
dendritic cells
electronic health record
respiratory failure
risk factors
drug induced
tertiary care
intensive care unit
machine learning
mechanical ventilation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation