Lead: Monash University
A national transfusion dataset that captures all hospital transfusions, not just massive transfusions, and integrates pre-hospital and in-hospital transfusion data is required to support policy and research. This project will enhance the Massive Transfusion Registry (MTR), an internationally unique, multi-institutional collaboration collecting data on massive transfusions in all clinical settings, to create a national transfusion data set. Over 10,000 cases have been submitted to the MTR from 41 hospitals across Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the MTR, Monash University manages national datasets for blood diseases such as myeloma, lymphoma and aplastic anaemia which already contain longitudinal data. Linking the national transfusion dataset with clinical registry data will show how and why blood products are used, and the clinical outcomes of transfused patients.