Etiology of Febrile Episodes in Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Results From the Hema e-Chart Registry

Several studies have attempted to analyze the epidemiologic patterns of infectious complications in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), although the power of these studies was frequently limited by their retrospective design.1,2 A lively debate currently focuses on the potential of Internet-based software and associated technologies, such as electronic medical records, to simplify reporting, to improve database content, and to optimize the timing of interventions.3,4 Because a well-designed surveillance system is essential for the systematic collection, analysis, and dissemination of data, we designed an electronic medical record system.