Australian New Zealand Massive Transfusion Registry (ANZ-MTR)
| Academic Lead: | Professor Erica Wood Head, Transfusion Research Unit |
| Clinical Leads: |
Professor James Isbister, Haematology Associate Professor Zoe McQuilten, Deputy Head, Transfusion Research Unit |
| Registry Contacts: | Associate Professor Rosemary Sparrow, Senior Research Fellow Helen Haysom, Project Officer Email: sphpm.mtr@monash.edu Phone: 1800 811 326 |
| Purpose / Aims: | The aims of the ANZ-MTR are to collect and analyse data on transfusion practice and patient outcomes in the setting of critical bleeding and massive transfusion in Australia and New Zealand |
| Population Captured: | All patients over the age of 18 years old who receive five or more units of red blood cells within any four hour time period in any clinical setting. |
| Outcomes Collected: | Demographics, diagnoses, hospital admission details, transfusion information on all fresh blood products, plasma products and adjunctive therapies, as well as laboratory results for the patient's hospital admission. Patient outcomes include patient discharge and in-hospital mortality information. Long term outcomes are available through data linkages with death and other registries (ie. death data). |
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| Unit Website: | monash.edu/medicine/sphpm/units/transfusionresearch |