Our Research Publications

Updated November 2023

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
C-reactive protein enhances murine antibody-mediated transfusion-related acute lung injury Kapur R, Kim M, Shanmugabhavananthan S, Liu J, Li Y, Semple JW 2015 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Exploratory studies on the age of transfused blood and in-hospital mortality in patients with cardiovascular diagnoses Heddle NM, Eikelboom J, Liu Y, Barty R, Cook RJ 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Fluorous Analogue of Chloramine-T: Preparation, X-ray Structure Determination, and Use as an Oxidant for Radioiodination and s-Tetrazine Synthesis Dzandzi JPK, Beckford Vera DR, Genady AR, Albu SA, Eltringham-Smith LJ, Capretta A, Sheffield WP, Valliant JF 2015 J Org Chem View Researchers Basic research
Novel evidence that pituitary gonadotropins directly stimulate human leukemic cells-studies of myeloid cell lines and primary patient AML and CML cells Abdelbaset-Ismail A, Borkowska S, Janowska-Wieczorek A, Tonn T, Rodriguez C, Moniuszko M, Bolkun L, Koloczko J, Eljaszewicz A, Ratajczak J, Ratajczak MZ, Kucia M 2015 Oncotarget View Researchers Basic research
ResearchUnit: Single site solution: engineering novel antibodies for the treatment of ITP Lazarus A 2015 Blood.ca website View Other Other
2015 proceedings of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's State of the Science in Transfusion Medicine symposium Spitalnik SL, Triulzi D, Devine DV, Dzik WH, Eder AF, Gernsheimer T, Josephson CD, Kor DJ, Luban NLC, Roubinian NH, Mondoro T, Welniak LA, Zou S, Glynn S, for the State of the Science in Transfusion Medicine Working G 2015 Transfusion View Other Other
Differential Expression Analysis by RNA-Seq Reveals Perturbations in the Platelet mRNA Transcriptome Triggered by Pathogen Reduction Systems Osman A, Hitzler WE, Ameur A, Provost P 2015 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research
Generic immunosuppression in solid organ transplantation: systematic review and meta-analysis Molnar AO, Fergusson D, Tsampalieros AK, Bennett A, Fergusson N, Ramsay T, Knoll GA 2015 BMJ View Health care providers Clinical research
Impact of platelet transfusion on toxicity and mortality after hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation Christou G, Kekre N, Petrcich W, Tokessy M, Neurath D, Giulivi A, Saidenberg E, McDiarmid S, Atkins H, Bence-Bruckler I, Bredeson C, Huebsch L, Sabloff M, Sheppard D, Tay J, Tinmouth A, Allan DS 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Red blood cell replacement, or nanobiotherapeutics with enhanced red blood cell functions? Chang TMS 2015 Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol View Researchers Basic research
A trial to determine whether septic shock-reversal is quicker in pediatric patients randomized to an early goal-directed fluid-sparing strategy versus usual care (SQUEEZE): study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial Parker MJ, Thabane L, Fox-Robichaud A, Liaw P, Choong K 2016 Trials View Researchers Clinical research
Platelet concentrate functionality assessed by thromboelastography or rotational thromboelastometry Arbaeen AF, Serrano K, Levin E, Devine DV 2016 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Quality assessment of established and emerging blood components for transfusion Acker J, Marks DC, Sheffield W 2016 J Blood Transfus View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
A new diagnosis of Addison's disease with a twist Alhabib M, McAssey K, Parker MJ 2016 J Endocrinol Diabetes View Health care providers Clinical research
Assessing the Rationale and Effectiveness of Frozen Plasma Transfusions: An Evidence-based Review Tinmouth A 2016 Hematol Oncol Clin North Am View Researchers Clinical research
CD44 Antibody Inhibition of Macrophage Phagocytosis Targets Fc? Receptor– and Complement Receptor 3–Dependent Mechanisms Amash A, Wang L, Wang Y, Bhakta V, Fairn GD, Hou M, Peng J, Sheffield WP, Lazarus AH 2016 J Immunol View Researchers Basic research
Coagulation factor concentrates Poon MC 2016 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Other
Heterogeneity in Studies of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells to Treat or Prevent Graft-versus-Host Disease: A Scoping Review of the Evidence Rizk M, Monaghan M, Shorr R, Kekre N, Bredeson CN, Allan DS 2016 Biol Blood Marrow Transplant View Researchers Basic research
Platelet transfusion reactions do not occur more often in recipients transfused with apheresis versus buffy coat platelet concentrates Cserti-Gazdewich C, Escorcia A, Pendergrast J, Lieberman L, Skeate R, Lin Y, Callum J 2016 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
A randomized controlled trial comparing the outcome of critically ill adults who received fresher vs. older red cells units Lacroix J, Hébert PC, Fergusson DA, Tinmouth A, Walsh T, Stanworth S, Campbell H, Boyd J, Burrows H, Hemmatapour S, on behalf of the Canadian Critical Care Trials Group 2016 ISBT Sci Ser View Health care providers Clinical research
Changing the 30-min Rule in Canada: The Effect of Room Temperature on Bacterial Growth in Red Blood Cells Ramirez-Arcos S, Kou Y, Ducas É, Thibault L 2016 Transfus Med Hemother View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Difficulties in establishing the diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenia: An agreement study Salib M, Clayden R, Clare R, Wang G, Warkentin TE, Crowther MA, Lim W, Nazi I, Kelton JG, Arnold DM 2016 Am J Hematol View Researchers Clinical research
Effect of short-term vs. long-term blood storage on mortality after transfusion Heddle NM, Cook RJ, Arnold DM, Liu Y, Barty R, Crowther MA, Devereaux P, Hirsh J, Warkentin TE, Webert KE 2016 N Engl J Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Mouse Models for Immune-Mediated Platelet Destruction or Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) Neschadim A, Branch DR 2016 Curr Protoc Immunol View Researchers Basic research
The Ottawa criteria for the appropriate use of perioperative blood transfusions in liver resection using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method. Bennett S, Fergusson D, Tinmouth A, McIsaac D, Pawlik T, Hebert P, Mcintyre L, Karanicolas P, Barkun J, Turgeon-Fournier A 2016 Can J Surg View Health care providers Clinical research
AABB Committee Report: reducing transfusion-transmitted cytomegalovirus infections AABB Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee, Heddle NM, Boeckh M, Grossman B, Jacobson J, Kleinman S, Tobian AAR, Webert K, Wong ECC, Roback JD 2016 Transfusion View Blood operators Clinical research
Best practices in the differential diagnosis and reporting of acute transfusion reactions Heddle N, Hillis C, Shih A 2016 Internat J Clin Transfus Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia Zdravic D, Yougbare I, Vadasz B, Li C, Marshall AH, Chen P, Kjeldsen-Kragh J, Ni H 2016 Semin Fetal Neonatal Med View Researchers Basic research
Immune Globulin Products Nahirniak S, Lazarus A 2016 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Other
Neurological PRESentations in Sickle Cell Patients Are Not Always Stroke: A Review of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome in Sickle Cell Disease Solh Z, Taccone MS, Marin S, Athale U, Breakey VR 2016 Pediatr Blood Cancer View Health care providers Clinical research
An evaluation of overall effectiveness and treatment satisfaction with intravenous immunoglobulin among patients with immune thrombocytopenia Sholapur NS, Hamilton K, Butler L, Heddle NM, Arnold DM 2016 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
High-dose dexamethasone compared with prednisone for previously untreated primary immune thrombocytopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis Mithoowani S, Gregory-Miller K, Goy J, Miller MC, Wang G, Noroozi N, Kelton JG, Arnold DM 2016 Lancet Haematol View Researchers Clinical research
Molecular immunohaematology round table discussions at the AABB Annual Meeting, Anaheim 2015 Flegel WA, Castilho L, Heaton WA, Keller MA, Klapper EB, Lane WJ, Pirenne F, Shehata N, Stack G, St-Louis M, Tormey CA, Wagner FF, Waxman DA, Denomme GA 2016 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Platelet transfusion therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: bacterial contamination, recipient characteristics, and acute transfusion reactions Hume HA, Ddungu H, Angom R, Baluku H, Kajumbula H, Kyeyune-Byabazaire D, Orem J, Ramirez-Arcos S, Tobian AA 2016 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
ResearchUnit: United we stand, divided we fall: using monoclonal antibody combinations to improve drug effectiveness Lazarus A 2016 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Stability of Thawed Apheresis Fresh-Frozen Plasma Stored for up to 120 Hours at 1° C to 6° C Sheffield WP, Bhakta V, Yi Q-L, Jenkins C 2016 J Blood Transfus View Researchers Basic research
Temperature stability of Poly-[hemoglobin-superoxide dismutase-catalase-carbonic anhydrase] in the form of a solution or in the lyophilized form during storage at -80°C, 4°C, 25°C and 37°C or pasteurization at 70°C Bian Y, Guo C, Chang T 2016 Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol View Researchers Basic research
Transfusion thresholds and other strategies for guiding allogeneic red blood cell transfusion Carson JL, Stanworth SJ, Roubinian N, Fergusson DA, Triulzi D, Doree C, Hebert PC 2016 Cochrane Database Syst Rev View Health care providers Clinical research
Validation of administrative database codes for acute kidney injury in kidney transplant recipients Molnar AO, van Walraven C, McArthur E, Fergusson D, Garg AX, Knoll G 2016 Can J Kidney Health Dis View Regulators New or improved product or process
A Rapid Screening Assay Identifies Monotherapy with Interferon-ß and Combination Therapies with Nucleoside Analogs as Effective Inhibitors of Ebola Virus McCarthy SDS, Majchrzak-Kita B, Racine T, Kozlowski HN, Baker DP, Hoenen T, Kobinger GP, Fish EN, Branch DR 2016 PLoS Negl Trop Dis View Researchers Basic research
Deformability based sorting of red blood cells improves diagnostic sensitivity for malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum Guo Q, Duffy SP, Matthews K, Deng X, Santoso AT, Islamzada E, Ma H 2016 Lab Chip View Researchers New or improved product or process
Platelets, immune-mediated thrombocytopenias, and fetal hemorrhage Xu XR, Gallant RC, Ni H 2016 Thromb Res View Researchers Basic research
Protein translation occurs in platelet concentrates despite riboflavin/UV light pathogen inactivation treatment Schubert P, Culibrk B, Karwal S, Goodrich RP, Devine DV 2016 Proteomics Clin Appl View Researchers Basic research
Triplets with neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia due to antibodies against human platelet antigen 1a Solh Z, Breakey V, Murthy P, Smith JW, Arnold DM 2016 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Alteration of blood clotting and lung damage by protamine are avoided using the heparin and polyphosphate inhibitor UHRA Kalathottukaren MT, Abraham L, Kapopara PR, Lai BFL, Shenoi RA, Rosell FI, Conway EM, Pryzdial ELG, Morrissey JH, Haynes CA, Kizhakkedathu JN 2016 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Detection of bacterial adherence and biofilm formation on medical surfaces Loza-Correa M, Ramirez-Arcos S 2016 Biofilms and implantable medical devices: infection and control View Researchers New or improved product or process
Elevation of C-reactive protein levels in patients with transfusion-related acute lung injury Kapur R, Kim M, Rondina MT, Porcelijn L, Semple JW 2016 Oncotarget View Researchers Basic research
Small molecule ice recrystallization inhibitors mitigate red blood cell lysis during freezing, transient warming and thawing Briard JG, Poisson JS, Turner TR, Capicciotti CJ, Acker JP, Ben RN 2016 Sci Rep View Researchers New or improved product or process
CD8(+) T cells induce platelet clearance in the liver via platelet desialylation in immune thrombocytopenia Qiu J, Liu X, Li X, Zhang X, Han P, Zhou H, Shao L, Hou Y, Min Y, Kong Z, Wang Y, Wei Y, Liu X, Ni H, Peng J, Hou M 2016 Sci Rep View Researchers Basic research
Platelet transfusion, alloimmunization, and management of platelet refractoriness Zeller M 2016 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Other