Demographic and epidemiologic characterization of transfusion recipients from four US regions: evidence from the REDS-III recipient database.

Matthew S Karafin Roberta L BruhnMatt WestlakeMarian T SullivanWalter BialkowskiGustaf EdgrenNareg H RoubinianRonald G HauserDaryl J KorDebra FleischmannJerome L GottschallEdward L MurphyDarrell J Triulzinull null

Published in: Transfusion (2017)

The database contains comprehensive data regarding transfusion use and patient outcomes. The current report describes an evaluation of the first 2 years of a planned, 4-year, linked blood donor-component-recipient database, which represents a critical new resource for transfusion medicine researchers.

Keyphrases

cardiac surgery
adverse drug
sickle cell disease
electronic health record
acute kidney injury
big data
machine learning
artificial intelligence