Our Research Publications

Updated November 2023

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Vox Sanguinis International Forum on Donor Incentives Zeller MP, Ellingham D, Devine D, Lozano M, Lewis P, Zhiburt E, van der Linde L, Goldman M, Nakamura A, Inoue S, Takikawa M, Nakajima K, Turek P, Rehacek V, Sakashita AM, Kutner JM, Karim FA, Hindawi S, Jayasekara SBA, Merz E-M, Gross S, Woimant G, Djoudi R, Byabazaire KD, Irving DO, Abdrakhmanova S, Khalykova A, Yilmaz S, Oruc NE, Huaynalaya IP, Ramirez LAS, Chuhriiev A 2020 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Buffy coat (top/bottom)- and whole-blood filtration (top/top)-produced red cell concentrates differ in size of extracellular vesicles Bicalho B, Pereira AS, Acker JP 2015 Vox Sang View Researchers Basic research
Efficiency of riboflavin and ultraviolet light treatment against high levels of biofilm?derived Staphylococcus epidermidis in buffy coat platelet concentrates Taha M, Culibrk B, Kalab M, Schubert P, Yi QL, Goodrich R, Ramirez?Arcos S 2017 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Registration errors among patients receiving blood transfusions: a national analysis from 2008 to 2017 Vijenthira S, Armali C, Downie H, Wilson A, Paton K, Berry B, Wu HX, Robitaille A, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Callum J 2021 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
A cross-sectional study of haemolytic disease of the newborn in Uganda Dhabangi A, Nankunda J, Okaba V, Nakubulwa S, Hume HA, Dzik WH, Heddle NM 2022 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
PEGylation prevents bacteria-induced platelet activation and biofilm formation in platelet concentrates Greco CA, Maurer-Spurej E, Scott MD, Kalab M, Nakane N, Rami­rez-Arcos SM 2011 Vox Sang View Researchers Basic research
Biofilm-associated accumulation-associated protein (Aap): A contributing factor to the predominant growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis in platelet concentrates Alabdullatif M, Ramirez-Arcos S 2019 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Establishment of the first International Repository for Transfusion-Relevant Bacteria Reference Strains: ISBT Working Party Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases (WP-TTID), Subgroup on Bacteria Stormer M, Arroyo A, Brachert J, Carrero H, Devine D, Epstein JS, Gabriel C, Gelber C, Goodrich R, Hanschmann KM, Heath DG, Jacobs MR, Keil S, de Korte D, Lambrecht B, Lee CK, Marcelis J, Marschner S, McDonald C, McGuane S, McKee M, Muller TH, Muthivhi T, Pettersson A, Radziwon P, Ramirez-Arcos S, Reesink HW, Rojo J, Rood I, Schmidt M, Schneider CK, Seifried E, Sicker U, Wendel S, Wood EM, Yomtovian RA, Montag T 2012 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Vox Sanguinis International Forum on donor notification and counselling strategies for markers of transfusion?transmissible infections: Summary Sharma R, Lozano M, Fearon M, Bigham M, Djoudi R, Gallian P, Woimant G, Lee C, Leung J, Tsoi W 2017 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Vox Sanguinis International Forum on Donor Incentives: Summary Zeller MP, Ellingham D, Devine D, Lozano M, Lewis P, Zhiburt E, van der Linde L, Goldman M, Nakamura A, Inoue S, Takikawa M, Nakajima K, Turek P, Rehacek V, Sakashita AM, Kutner JM, Karim FA, Hindawi S, Jayasekara SBA, Merz EM, Gross S, Woimant G, Djoudi R, Byabazaire KD, Irving DO, Abdrakhmanova S, Khalykova A, Yilmaz S, Oruc NE, Huaynalaya IP, Ramirez LAS, Chuhriiev A 2020 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
White paper on pandemic preparedness in the blood supply Strengers P, O'Brien SF, Politis C, Mayr W, Seifried E, Spencer BR 2023 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Quality control of apheresis platelets: a multicentre study to evaluate factors that can influence pH measurement Germain M, Grégoire Y, Vassallo RR, Acker JP, Cardigan R, de Korte D, Irving DO, Bégué S, on behalf of the BEST Collaborative 2017 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
HIV residual risk in Canada under a three-month deferral for men who have sex with men O'Brien SF, Gregoire Y, Pillonel J, Steele WR, Custer B, Davison KL, Germain M, Lewin A, Seed CR 2020 Vox Sang View Researchers Other
Whole blood donor return rates after deferral for tattooing or body piercing—Survey across blood donation services: The BEST collaborative study Quee F, O'Brien SF, Prinsze F, Steele WR, Grégoire Y, Cutajar A, Wendel S, Compernolle V, Goldman M, van den Hurk K, Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2022 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Risk-based decision making in transfusion medicine Leach Bennett J, Devine DV 2018 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Human T-cell lymphotropic virus: A simulation model to estimate residual risk with universal leucoreduction and testing strategies in Canada O'Brien SF, Yi Q-L, Goldman M, Grégoire Y, Delage G 2018 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Early and out-of-hospital use of COVID-19 convalescent plasma: An international assessment of utilization and feasibility Al-Riyami AZ, Estcourt L, Rahimi-Levene N, Bloch EM, Goel R, Tiberghien P, Thibert J-B, Bruun MT, Devine DV, Gammon RR, Wendel S, Toungouz Nevessignsky M, Grubovic Rastvorceva RM, Oreh A, Romon I, van den Berg K, Kitazawa J, Patidar G, So-Osman C, Wood EM, the ISBT COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Working Group 2022 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Lipoprotein enrichment in orange insoluble particulate matter reproducibly appearing in cryoprecipitate Sheffield WP, Bhakta V, Trigatti B, Jenkins C 2011 Vox Sang View Blood operators Basic research
The effect of processing method on the in vitro characteristics of red blood cell products Hansen AL, Kurach JDR, Turner TR, Jenkins C, Busch MP, Norris PJ, Dugger J, Tomasulo PA, Devine DV, Acker JP 2015 Vox Sang View Researchers Basic research
Vox Sanguinis International Forum on platelet cryopreservation Cohn CS, Dumont LJ, Lozano M, Marks DC, Johnson L, Ismay S, Bondar N, T'Sas F, Yokoyama APH, Kutner JM, Acker JP, Bohonek M, Sailliol A, Martinaud C, Poglod R, Antoniewicz-Papis J, Lachert E, Pun PBL, Lu J, Cid J, Guijarro F, Puig L, Gerber B, Alberio L, Schanz U, Buser A, Noorman F, Zoodsma M, van der Meer PF, de Korte D, Wagner S, O'Neill M 2017 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Clinical use of Convalescent Plasma in the COVID-19 pandemic: a transfusion-focussed gap analysis with recommendations for future research priorities Al-Riyami AZ, Schäfer R, van den Berg K, Bloch EM, Estcourt LJ, Goel R, Hindawi S, Josephson CD, Land K, McQuilten ZK, Spitalnik SL, Wood EM, Devine DV, So-Osman C 2020 Vox Sang View Researchers Clinical research
Filariasis and transfusion-associated risk: a literature review Drews SJ, Spencer BR, Wendel S, Bloch EM, International Society of Blood Transfusion TTID Working Party Parasite Subgroup 2021 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Vox Sanguinis International Forum on Mitigation Strategies to Prevent Faint and Pre-faint Adverse Reactions in Whole Blood Donors: Summary Goldman M, Townsend M, Magnussen K, Lozano M, Nissen-Meyer LS, Lee CK, Leung JN, Takanashi M, McKay J, Kvist M, Robitaille N, Deschênes J, Di Angelantonio E, McMahon A, Roberts D, Maghsudlu M, Castrén J, Tiberghien P, Woimant G, Morel P, Kamel H, Bravo M, Shinhar E, Gendelman V, Raz H, Wendel S, Fachini R, Quee F, van den Hurk K, Wiersum J, Grima K, Speedy J, Bruun M, Dunbar N 2021 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Report on the 19th International Society of Blood Transfusion Platelet Immunology Workshop 2018 Lewin A, Al Khan S, Beaudin L, Meilleur L, Clarke G, Richard L 2020 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
International Forum on the Collection and Use of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma: Responses Al-Riyami AZ, Burnouf T, Yazer M, Triulzi D, Kuma? LT, Sa?dur L, Pelit NB, Bazin R, Hindawi SI, Badawi MA, Patidar GK, Pandey HC, Chaurasia R, Fachini RM, Scuracchio P, Wendel S, Ang AL, Ong KH, Young P, Ihalainen J, Vierikko A, Qiu Y, Yang R, Xu H, Rahimi-Levene N, Shinar E, Izak M, Gonzalez CA, Ferrari DM, Cini PV, Aditya RN, Sharma RR, Sachdev S, Hans R, Lamba DS, Nissen-Meyer LSH, Devine DV, Lee CK, Leung JN-S, Hung IFN, Tiberghien P, Gallian P, Morel P, Al Maamari K, Al-Hinai Z, Vrielink H, So-Osman C, De Angelis V, Berti P, Ostuni A, Marano G, Nevessignsky MT, El Ekiaby M, Daly J, Hoad V, Kim S, van den Berg K, Vermeulen M, Glatt TN, Schäfer R, Reik R, Gammon R, Lopez M, Estcourt L, MacLennan S, Roberts D, Louw V, Dunbar N 2021 Vox Sang View Researchers Clinical research
Research partnerships between blood services and public health authorities: An international, cross-sectional survey Lewin A, Osiowy C, Erikstrup C, Custer B, Renaud C, Tiberghien P, Russell A, Lieshout-Krikke R, O'Brien SF, the Surveillance Risk Assessment Policy Sub-group of the ISBT Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party 2022 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Prevention of transfusion-transmitted cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection: Standards of care Lieberman L, Devine DV, Reesink HW, Panzer S, Wong J, Raison T, Benson S, Pink J, Leitner GC, Horvath M, Compernolle V, Scuracchio PSP, Wendel S, Delage G, Nahirniak S, Dongfu X, Krusius T, Juvonen E, Sainio S, Cazenave JP, Guntz P, Kientz D, Andreu G, Morel P, Seifried E, Hourfar K, Lin CK, O'Riordan J, Raspollini E, Villa S, Rebulla P, Flanagan P, Teo D, Lam S, Ang AL, Lozano M, Sauleda S, Cid J, Perreira A, Ekermo B, Niederhauser C, Waldvogel S, Fontana S, Desborough MJ, Pawson R, Li M, Kamel H, Busch M, Qu L, Triulzi D 2014 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Standardization of CD62P measurement: results of an international comparative study Levin E, Serrano K, Devine DV, for the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2013 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
The use of the electronic (computer) cross-match Reesink HW, Davis K, Wong J, Schwartz DW, Mayr WR, Devine DV, Georgsen J, Chiaroni J, Ferrera V, Roubinet F, Lin CK, O'Donovan B, Fitzgerald JM, Raspollini E, Villa S, Rebulla P, Makino S, Gounder D, Safwenberg J, Murphy MF, Staves J, Milkins C, Mercado TC, Illoh OC, Panzer S 2013 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Transfusion-associated circulatory overload prevention: a retrospective observational study of diuretic use Lin Y, Cohen R, Armali C, Callum J, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Lieberman L, Pendergrast J 2018 Vox Sang View Researchers Clinical research
Designing the blood supply chain: how much, how and where? Osorio AF, Brailsford SC, Smith HK, Blake J 2018 Vox Sang View Other New or improved product or process
Trends in platelet distributions from 2008 to 2017: a survey of twelve national and regional blood collectors Yazer MH, Shaz B, Seheult JN, Apelseth TO, de Korte D, Devin G, Devine D, Doncaster C, Field S, Flanagan P, Huet J, Mendrone Jr A, O’Brien C, Pink J, Rashleigh M, Shinar E, Takanashi M, Tian E, Tiberghien P, van den Berg K, Schmitt C 2020 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
International Forum on Walking Blood Bank Programmes: Responses Martinaud C, Scorer T, Lozano M, Miles A, Fitchett G, Ba A, Wikman A, Nimberger-Hansson P, Enbuske S, Bohon?k M, Devine D, Beckett AN, Mbanya D, T'Sas F, Degueldre J, Chueca M, Dedome E, Apelseth T, Strandenes G, Wendel S, Fachini R, Olszewski A, Dupont C, Glassberg E, Shinar E, Taylor AL, Corley JB, Nadarajan VS, Dunbar N 2021 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Validation of a flow-cytometry-based red blood cell antigen phenotyping method Liwski R, Clarke G, Cheng C, Abidi SSR, Abidi SR, Quinn JG 2023 Vox Sang View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Aggregates in platelet concentrates van der Meer PF, Dumont LJ, Lozano M, Bondar N, Wong J, Ismay S, Pink J, Nussbaumer W, Coene J, Feys HB, Compernolle V, Devine DV, Howe D, Lin CK, Sun J, Ringwald J, Strasser EF, Eckstein R, Seltsam A, Perseghin P, Proserpio P, Wakamoto S, Akino M, Takamoto S, Tadokoro K, Teo D, Shu PH, Chua SS, Jimenez-Marco T, Lozano M, Cid J, Castro E, Munoz I, Gulliksson H, Sandgren P, Thomas S, Petrik J, McColl K, Kamel H, Dugger J, Sweeney JD, Gorlin JB, Sutor LJ, Heath D, Sayers MH 2015 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Bacteria can proliferate in thawed cryoprecipitate stored at room temperature for longer than 4 h Ramirez-Arcos S, Jenkins C, Sheffield W 2017 Vox Sang View Researchers Basic research
Implementation and public acceptability: lessons from food irradiation and how they might apply to pathogen reduction in blood products Heddle NM, Lane SJ, Sholapur N, Arnold E, Newbold B, Eyles J, Webert KE 2014 Vox Sang View Blood operators Other
Vox Sanguinis international forum on platelet cryopreservation: summary Cohn CS, Dumont LJ, Lozano M, Marks D, Johnson L, Ismay S, Bondar N, T'Sas F, Yokoyama APH, Kutner JM, Acker J, Bohonek M, Sailliol A, Martinaud C, Poglod R, Antoniewicz-Papis J, Lachert E, Pun P, Lu J, Cid J, Guijarro F, Puig L, Gerber B, Alberio L, Schanz U, Buser A, Noorman F, Zoodsma M, van der Meer PF, de Korte D, Wagner S, O'Neill M 2017 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Feasibility of photoacoustic imaging for the non-invasive quality management of stored blood bags Pinto RN, Hysi E, Bagga K, Sebastian JA, Douplik A, Acker JP, Kolios MC 2019 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Development and evaluation of stem cell collection procedure diagrams to support the education and recruitment of committed stem cell donors Fingrut W, Cuperfain AB, Chan SWS, Ptak E, Kahlon M, Dhaliwal J, Naidu A, Wang YG, Baribeau O, Mahmoudi T, Lee A, Suppiah R, Luo OD, Green M, Weiss JT, Mercer D, Elmoazzen H, Petraszko T, Allan D 2020 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Frequency and timing of all-cause deaths in visits involving suspected transfusion reactions, and the significance of cardiopulmonary disturbances McVey MJ, Cohen R, Arsenault V, Escorcia A, Tasmin F, Pendergrast J, Lieberman L, Lin Y, Callum J, Cserti-Gazdewich C 2021 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Vox Sanguinis International forum on the selection and preparation of blood components for intrauterine transfusion Clarke G, Bodnar M, Lozano M, Nadarajan VS, Lee C, Baud D, Canellini G, Gleich-Nagel T, Torres OW, Rey PL, Bub CB, Kutner JM, Castilho L, Saifee NH, Delaney M, Nester T, Wikman A, Tiblad E, Pierelli L, Matteocci A, Maresca M, Maisonneuve E, Cortey A, Jouannic J-M, Fornells J, Albersen A, de Haas M, Oepkes D, Lieberman L 2020 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Current challenges of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 seroprevalence studies among blood donors: A scoping review Saeed S, Uzicanin S, Lewin A, Lieshout-Krikke R, Faddy H, Erikstrup C, Osiowy C, Seed CR, Steele WR, Davison K, Custer B, O'Brien SF, Assessment SR, Policy Sub-group of the Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party of the International Society of Blood Transfusion 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers Basic research
An international comparison of HIV prevalence and incidence in blood donors and general population: a BEST Collaborative study Germain M, Grégoire Y, Custer BS, Goldman M, Bravo M, Kamel H, Davison K, Field S, van den Hurk K, van de Laar TJW, Irving DO, Jones A, Liumbruno G, Morley S, O’Brien SF, Pillonel J, Steinsvåg CT, Takanashi M, Tsuno NH, Vesga Carasa MA, Wendel S, Vassallo RR, Tiberghien P, for the BEST Collaborative 2021 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Use of selective phenotyping and genotyping to identify rare blood donors in Canada Tordon B, Montemayor C, Clarke G, O'Brien SF, Goldman M 2023 Vox Sang View Blood operators Clinical research
Evaluation of the appropriateness of frozen plasma usage after introduction of prothrombin complex concentrates: a retrospective study Shih AW, Kolesar E, Ning S, Manning N, Arnold DM, Crowther MA 2015 Vox Sang View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Research initiatives of blood services worldwide in response to the covid-19 pandemic O'Brien SF, Lieshout-Krikke RW, Lewin A, Erikstrup C, Steele WR, Uzicanin S, Custer B, the Surveillance RA, Policy Sub-group of the ISBT Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party 2021 Vox Sang View Researchers Clinical research
International Society of Blood Transfusion survey of experiences of blood banks and transfusion services during the COVID-19 pandemic Al-Riyami AZ, Burnouf T, Wood EM, Devine DV, Oreh A, Apelseth TO, Goel R, Bloch EM, van Den Berg K, Getshen M, Louw V, Ang AL, Lee CK, Rahimi-Levene N, Stramer SL, Vassallo R, Schulze TJ, Patidar GK, Pandey HC, Dubey R, Badawi M, Hindawi S, Meshi A, Matsushita T, Sorrentino E, Grubovic Rastvorceva RM, Bazin R, Vermeulen M, Nahirniak S, Tsang HC, Vrielink H, Triyono T, Addas-Carvalho M, He?imovi? A, Torres OW, Mutindu SM, Bengtsson J, Dominguez D, Sayedahmed A, Hanisa Musa R, Gautam B, Herczenik E, So-Osman C, the ISBT COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Working Group 2022 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Understanding the experiences of plasma donors in Canada's new source plasma collection centres during COVID-19: A qualitative study Holloway K 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers Ethical, legal & social implications research
International survey on the impact of parasitic infections: frequency of transmission and current mitigation strategies Leiby DA, O'Brien SF, Wendel S, Nguyen ML, Delage G, Devare SG, Hardiman A, Nakhasi HL, Sauleda S, Bloch EM, WPTTID Subgroup on Parasites 2019 Vox Sang View Researchers Clinical research