Advances in Artificial Intelligence—Will Artificial Intelligence Support Transfusion Medicine Knowledge and Technology?
Cees Th. Smit Sibinga · 2024
Transfusion Medicine (TM) is a relatively young medical discipline supporting a large number of medical-clinical specialties on an almost daily basis. In the routine of TM large amounts of data are collected and processed in a standardized way and depending on the economy of scale practiced. Blood and its components are not without risk when transfused. That burdens the decision-making and selection for transfusion. The field presents a promising challenge for the introduction of artificial intelligence through deep learning, machine learning, and digital footprinting to improve the quality of outcomes – safety, and efficacy of transfusion practice. However, major barriers still exist for the low and medium-income world compared to the advanced world. 253The burning question is whether artificial intelligence will support the efforts to bridge the existing knowledge gap and strengthen technology development.