Our Research Publications

Updated August 2024

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Changing the deferral for men who have sex with men - an improved model to estimate HIV residual risk Davison KL, Gregoire Y, Germain M, Custer B, O'Brien SF, Steele WR, Pillonel J, Seed CR 2019 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Ironing out frequent blood donation Devine DV 2019 Lancet Haematol View Researchers New or improved product or process
Système Diego : l’anticorps anti-Wra Meunier D, Peng S, Clarke G 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Safety of blood donation by individuals over age 70 and their contribution to the blood supply in five developed countries: a BEST Collaborative group study Goldman M, Germain M, Gregoire Y, Vassallo RR, Kamel H, Bravo M, Irving DO, Di Angelantonio E, Steele WR, O'Brien SF, for the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative (BEST) Investigators 2019 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
45 - Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia Kaplan C, Bertrand G, Ni H 2019 Platelets (Fourth Edition) View Researchers New or improved product or process
Translating red cell "omics" into new perspectives in transfusion medicine: mining the gems in the data mountains Spitalnik SL, Devine DV 2019 Transfusion View Researchers Other
Gay and bisexual men’s views on reforming blood donation policy in Canada: a qualitative study Grace D, Gaspar M, Lessard D, Klassen B, Brennan DJ, Adam BD, Jollimore J, Lachowsky NJ, Hart TA 2019 BMC Public Health View Researchers Other
Management of iron deficiency Ning S, Zeller MP 2019 Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program View Health care providers Clinical research
Réduction des agents pathogènes dans les produits de fractionnement Bigham M 2019 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Massive hemorrhage protocol survey: Marked variability and absent in one-third of hospitals in Ontario, Canada Chin V, Cope S, Yeh CH, Thompson T, Nascimento B, Pavenski K, Callum J 2019 Injury View Health care providers Clinical research
The sensitivity and specificity of platelet autoantibody testing in immune thrombocytopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of a diagnostic test Vrbensky JR, Moore JE, Arnold DM, Smith JW, Kelton JG, Nazy I 2019 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research
Assessing the Vascular Deformability of Erythrocytes and Leukocytes: From Micropipettes to Microfluidics Scott M, Mathews K, Ma H 2019 Current and Future Aspects of Nanomedicine View Researchers Basic research
One step closer': Acceptability of a programme of plasma donation for fractionation from men who have sex with men Caruso J, Germain M, Godin G, Myhal G, Pronovost P, Morin M, Otis J 2019 Vox Sang View Blood operators Other
Serologic assessments in acute transfusion reactions: practices and yields Cohen R, Lima A, Escorcia A, Tasmin F, Lin Y, Lieberman L, Pendergrast J, Callum J, Cserti-Gazdewich C 2019 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
ResearchUnit: One in a million: Modelling rare blood flow Blake J, Clarke G 2019 Blood.ca website View Researchers Clinical research
Reducing red blood cell folate testing: a case study in utilisation management Ismail O, Chin-Yee I, Gob A, Bhayana V, Rutledge A 2019 BMJ Open Quality View Researchers Basic research
Children under 10 years of age were more affected by the 2018/19 influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 epidemic in Canada: ?possible cohort effect following the 2009 influenza pandemic Skowronski DM, Leir S, De Serres G, Murti M, Dickinson JA, Winter A-L, Olsha R, Croxen MA, Drews SJ, Charest H, Martineau C, Sabaiduc S, Bastien N, Li Y, Petric M, Jassem A, Krajden M, Gubbay JB 2019 Euro Surveill View Health care providers Clinical research
An enzymatic pathway in the human gut microbiome that converts A to universal O type blood Rahfeld P, Sim L, Moon H, Constantinescu I, Morgan-Lang C, Hallam SJ, Kizhakkedathu JN, Withers SG 2019 Nat Microbiol View Researchers Basic research
Population pharmacokinetics of two recombinant human coagulation factor preparations in patients with hemophilia A Hua BL, Chelle P, Yeung C, Gu J, Zhao YQ, Iorio A 2019 Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi View Researchers Clinical research
Système Kell : l’anticorps anti-Jsa Meunier D, Peng S, Clarke G 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Bacterial neuraminidase-mediated erythrocyte desialylation provokes cell surface aminophospholipid exposure Qadri SM, Donkor DA, Nazy I, Branch DR, Sheffield WP 2018 Eur J Haematol View Researchers Basic research
Microfluidic determination of lymphocyte vascular deformability: effects of intracellular complexity and early immune activation Kang N, Guo Q, Islamzada E, Ma H, Scott MD 2018 Integr Biol View Researchers Basic research
Timing of gamma irradiation and blood donor sex influences in vitro characteristics of red blood cells de Korte D, Thibault L, Handke W, Harm SK, Morrison A, Fitzpatrick A, Marks DC, Yi QL, Acker JP 2018 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Two-year follow-up of donors in a large national study of ferritin testing Goldman M, Uzicanin S, Osmond L, Yi Q-L, Scalia V, O'Brien SF 2018 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Protocol for a phase III, non-inferiority, randomised comparison of a new fibrinogen concentrate versus cryoprecipitate for treating acquired hypofibrinogenaemia in bleeding cardiac surgical patients: the FIBRES trial Karkouti K, Callum J, Rao V, Heddle N, Farkouh ME, Crowther MA, Scales DC 2018 BMJ Open View Researchers Clinical research
Investigations for fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia: communication from the SSC of the ISTH Petermann R, Bakchoul T, Curtis BR, Mullier F, Miyata S, Arnold DM, Subcommittee on platelet immunology 2018 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Transfusion de plaquettes, l'allo-immunisation et la prise en charge de l'état réfractaire aux plaquettes Zeller M, Petraszko T 2018 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Other
ResearchUnit: Improving the usefulness of a laboratory tool to match donors and patients Acker J, Branch D 2018 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Chloride and other electrolyte concentrations in commonly available 5% albumin products Lai AT, Zeller MP, Millen T, Kavsak P, Szczeklik W, Elahie A, Alhazzani W, D'Aragon F, Jaeschke R, Lamontagne F, Karachi T, Cook D, Meade M, Rochwerg B, on behalf of The Canadian Critical Care Trials Group 2018 Crit Care Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Rapport de surveillance 2017 O'Brien S 2018 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Red blood cells, still vital after all these years: Commentary on Canadian Blood Services' International Symposium 2017 Qadri SM, Donkor DA, Yan M, Ning S, Branch DR, Seghatchian J, Sheffield WP 2018 Transfus Apher Sci View Researchers Other
Megakaryocyte apoptosis in immune thrombocytopenia Vrbensky JR, Nazy I, Toltl LJ, Ross C, Ivetic N, Smith JW, Kelton JG, Arnold DM 2018 Platelets View Researchers Basic research
Autoantibodies to thrombopoietin and the thrombopoietin receptor in patients with immune thrombocytopenia Nazy I, Kelton JG, Moore JC, Clare R, Horsewood P, Smith JW, Ivetic N, D'Souza V, Li N, Arnold DM 2018 Br J Haematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Blood and clots series: Which antithrombotic therapy should I start for my patient with acute VTE? Tseng E 2018 CanadiEM website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Impact of organizational interventions on reducing inappropriate intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) usage: A systematic review and meta-analysis Diep C, Shih AW, Jamula E, Heddle NM, Parvizian M, Hillis CM 2018 Transfus Apher Sci View Health care providers Clinical research
ResearchUnit: Developing more inclusive deferral policies for blood and plasma donors Goldman M, O'Brien S, Devine D 2018 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Feasibility of the use of a handheld XRF analyzer to measure skin iron to monitor iron levels in critical organs Dao E, Zeller MP, Wainman BC, Farquharson MJ 2018 J Trace Elem Med Biol View Health care providers New or improved product or process
What Goes Up, Must Go Down? Parker MJ 2018 Pediatr Crit Care Med View Researchers Clinical research
Extending the pre-processing holding time of whole blood beyond 48h reduces coagulation FVIII activity and immunoglobulin G content of recovered plasma Sheffield WP, Bhakta V, Jenkins C 2018 Transfus Apher Sci View Researchers New or improved product or process
High sensitivity and specificity of an automated IgG-specific chemiluminescence immunoassay for diagnosis of HIT Warkentin TE, Sheppard JI, Linkins L, Arnold DM, Nazy I 2018 Blood View Researchers New or improved product or process
Anti-D; a type of IVIg Khan R, Lazarus A 2018 Antibody Therapy: Substitution - Immunomodulation - Monoclonal Immunotherapy View Health care providers Other
Fc-independent immune thrombocytopenia via mechanomolecular signaling in platelets Quach ME, Dragovich MA, Chen W, Syed AK, Cao W, Liang X, Deng W, De Meyer SF, Zhu G, Peng J, Ni H, Bennett CM, Hou M, Ware J, Deckmyn H, Zhang XF, Li R 2018 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Improved resolution in extracellular vesicle populations using 405 instead of 488 nm side scatter McVey MJ, Spring CM, Kuebler WM 2018 J Extracell Vesicles View Researchers Basic research
Cardiac stress biomarkers after red blood cell transfusion in patients at risk for transfusion-associated circulatory overload: a prospective observational study Callum JL, Cohen R, Cressman AM, Strauss R, Armali C, Lin Y, Pendergrast J, Lieberman L, Scales DC, Skeate R, Ross H, Cserti-Gazdewich C 2018 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Moving from a permanent to a 5 year deferral for donors with cured cancer results in a substantial reduction in deferral rates Goldman M, Yi Q-L, O'Brien SF 2018 ISBT Sci Ser View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Electronic patient identification for sample labeling reduces wrong blood in tube errors Kaufman RM, Dinh A, Cohn CS, Fung MK, Gorlin J, Melanson S, Murphy MF, Ziman A, Elahie AL, Chasse D, Degree L, Dunbar NM, Dzik WH, Flanagan P, Gabert K, Ipe TS, Jackson B, Lane D, Raspollini E, Ray C, Sharon Y, Ellis M, Selleng K, Staves J, Yu P, Zeller M, Yazer M, BEST Collaborative 2018 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Sample collection and sample handling errors submitted to the transfusion error surveillance system, 2006 to 2015 Strauss R, Downie H, Wilson A, Mounchili A, Berry B, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Callum J 2018 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Platelet transfusion, alloimmunization, and management of platelet refractoriness Zeller M, Petraszko T 2018 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Other
Targeted recruitment of male donors for allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation: A review of the evidence Fingrut W, Rikhraj K, Allan D 2018 Vox Sang View Blood operators Clinical research
Concentré de recherche: Où l'on optimise un test de laboratoire pour déterminer la compatibilité entre donneurs et receveurs Acker J, Branch D 2018 Blood.ca website View Other Other