Cohort profile of Acutelines: a large data/biobank of acute and emergency medicine.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Research in acute care faces many challenges, including enrolment challenges, legal limitations in data sharing, limited funding and lack of singular ownership of the domain of acute care. To overcome these challenges, the Center of Acute Care of the University Medical Center Groningen in the Netherlands, has established a de novo data, image and biobank named 'Acutelines'.

Participants

Clinical data, imaging data and biomaterials (ie, blood, urine, faeces, hair) are collected from patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with a broad range of acute disease presentations. A deferred consent procedure (by proxy) is in place to allow collecting data and biomaterials prior to obtaining written consent. The digital infrastructure used ensures automated captur

SUBMITTER: Ter Avest E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8286769 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature