Our Research Publications

Updated November 2023

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Assessing the influence of component processing and donor characteristics on quality of red cell concentrates using quality control data Jordan A, Chen D, Yi QL, Kanias T, Gladwin MT, Acker JP 2016 Vox Sang View Researchers Basic research
Donor motivation in Xi'an, China: comparison with Canadian donors O'Brien SF, Shao ZJ, Osmond L, Yi QL, Li CY, An QX 2012 Vox Sang View Blood operators Other
Measures to prevent transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) Reesink HW, Lee J, Keller A, Dennington P, Pink J, Holdsworth R, Schennach H, Goldman M, Petraszko T, Sun J, Meng Y, Qian K, Rehacek V, Turek P, Krusius T, Juvonen E, Tiberghien P, Legrand D, Semana G, Muller JY, Bux J, Reil A, Lin CK, Daly H, McSweeney E, Porretti L, Greppi N, Rebulla P, Okazaki H, Sanchez-Guerrero SA, Baptista-Gonzalez HA, Martinez-Murillo C, Guerra-Marquez A, Rodriguez-Moyado H, Middelburg RA, Wiersum-Osselton JC, Brand A, van Tilburg C, Dinesh D, Dagger J, Dunn P, Brojer E, Letowska M, Maslanka K, Lachert E, Uhrynowska M, Zhiburt E, Palfi M, Berlin G, Frey BM, Puig Rovira L, Muniz-Diaz E, Castro E, Chapman C, Green A, Massey E, Win N, Williamson L, Silliman CC, Chaffin DJ, Ambruso DR, Blumberg N, Tomasulo P, Land KJ, Norris PJ, Illoh OC, Davey RJ, Benjamin RJ, Eder AF, McLaughlin L, Kleinman S, Panzer S 2012 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Stability of coagulation protein activities in single units or pools of cryoprecipitate during storage at 20–24°C for up to 24 h Sheffield WP, Bhakta V, Jenkins C 2016 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
ABO blood group and COVID-19: a review on behalf of the ISBT COVID-19 working group Goel R, Bloch EM, Pirenne F, Al-Riyami AZ, Crowe E, Dau L, Land K, Townsend M, Jecko T, Rahimi-Levene N, Patidar G, Josephson CD, Arora S, Vermeulen M, Vrielink H, Montemayor C, Oreh A, Hindawi S, van den Berg K, Serrano K, So – Osman C, Wood E, Devine DV, Spitalnik SL, the ISBT COVID-19 Working Group 2021 Vox Sang View Researchers Clinical research
International Forum on Policies and Practice for Transfusion of ABO and RhD Non-Identical Platelets: Summary Cardigan R, New HV, Estcourt L, Zhiburt E, Dubey R, Bengtsson J, Jöud M, Castillo C, Cid J, Lozano M, Gounder D, Flanagan P, Morley S, Clarke G, Devine D, Hindawi S, AlOtaibi A, Bub CB, Kutner JM, Ikeda T, Goto N, Okazaki H, Fontaine MJ, Pasion J, Song L, Latham T, Kerkhoffs JL, de Haas M, Zwaginga JJ, Gathof BS, Ommer K, Pirenne F, Raba M, Francois A, Daly J, Powley T, Dunbar N 2022 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Interpretation of pretransfusion testing in obstetrical patients who have received antepartum Rh immunoglobulin prophylaxis Szkotak AJ, Lunty B, Nahirniak S, Clarke G 2016 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Vox Sanguinis International Forum on donor notification and counselling strategies for markers of transfusion-transmissible infections Sharma RR, Lozano M, Fearon M, Bigham M, Djoudi R, Gallian P, Woimant G, Lee C, Leung JNS, Tsoi WC, Marwaha N, Sachdev S, Tadokoro K, Tani Y, Matsukura H, Gbuz So O, Shantseva N, Zhiburt E, Hindawi S, Chay J, Huang T, Teo D, Moleli N, Oyonarte S, Jayasekara SBA, Bokhorst A, van den Burg P, Hewitt P, Bianco C, Kessler D 2017 Vox Sang View Researchers Clinical research
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
Blood donor eligibility criteria for medical conditions: A BEST collaborative study Jacquot C, Tiberghien P, van den Hurk K, Ziman A, Shaz B, Apelseth TO, Goldman M, The Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers 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
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
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
A Comparative Study of McFarland Turbidity Standards and the Densimat Photometer to Determine Bacterial Cell Density Zapata A, Ramirez-Arcos S 2015 Curr Microbiol View Blood operators New or improved product or process
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
Drug-induced immune haemolytic anaemias Branch DR 2019 ISBT Sci Ser View Researchers Basic research
A fresh look at measuring quality in blood components Devine DV, Chen D 2014 ISBT Sci Ser View Blood operators Other
Iron depletion and routine ferritin measurement in blood donors Goldman M 2015 ISBT Sci Ser View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Red cell supernatant effects on endothelial cell function and innate immune activation is influenced by donor age and sex Kipkeu BJ, Almizraq R, Branch DR, Acker JP, Holovati JL 2018 ISBT Sci Ser View Researchers Basic research
A role for red cell clearance in antibody-mediated inhibition of erythrocyte alloimmunization? Marjoram D, Cruz-Leal Y, Bernardo L, Lazarus AH 2017 ISBT Sci Ser View Researchers Basic research
Our older population: donors as well as recipients? Goldman M, O'Brien S 2017 ISBT Sci Ser View Health care providers Clinical research
Platelet immunobiology: platelets as prey and predator Kapur R, Semple JW 2018 ISBT Sci Ser View Researchers Basic research
Megakaryopoiesis and ex vivo differentiation of stem cells into megakaryocytes and platelets Pineault N, Boisjoli GJ 2015 ISBT Sci Ser View Researchers Basic research
Introducing the red cell storage lesion Chen D, Serrano K, Devine DV 2016 ISBT Sci Ser View Blood operators Basic research
Understanding iron depletion and overload in blood donors O'Brien SF, Goldman M 2017 ISBT Sci Ser View Blood operators Clinical research
Mitochondrial damage-associated molecular patterns in blood transfusion products Marcoux G, Boilard E 2017 ISBT Sci Ser View Researchers Basic research
The cellular pathophysiology of immune thrombocytopenia Semple JW 2013 ISBT Sci Ser View Researchers Basic research
Dengue virus replication by platelets Pryzdial ELG, Sutherland MR, Simon AY 2017 ISBT Sci Ser View Researchers Basic research
How to get a paper published Walsh GM, Devine DV 2014 ISBT Sci Ser View Other Other
Public Perceptions of Pathogen Reduction Technology in the Canadian Donor Blood Supply Gray N, Newbold KB, Lane SJ, Heddle NM, Webert K, Eyles J 2015 ISBT Sci Ser View Blood operators Other
Survey for bacterial testing of platelet components in Latin America Ramirez-Arcos S, McDonald CP, Benjamin RJ, for the ISBT Working Party Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Bacterial Subgroup 2017 ISBT Sci Ser View Blood operators New or improved product or process
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
Blood collection Armstrong B, Reviewer for Second Edition: Goldman M 2020 ISBT Sci Ser View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Assessing the efficacy of a single-unit red blood cell transfusion policy at a multisite transfusion service using a computerized retrospective audit Covello TPC, Quinn JG, Kumar-Misir A, Watson S, Almohammadi M, Crocker BD, Conrad DM, Tennankore K, Sadek I, Kahwash E, Cheng CK 2016 ISBT Sci Ser View Blood operators Clinical research
The cost of transfusing a unit of red blood cells: a costing model for Canadian hospital use Lagerquist O, Poseluzny D, Werstiuk G, Slomp J, Maier M, Nahirniak S, Clarke G 2017 ISBT Sci Ser View Health care providers Ethical, legal and social implications research
Blood donors Armstrong B, Reviewer for Second Edition: Goldman M 2020 ISBT Sci Ser View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Donor selection for recipient safety Goldman M 2013 ISBT Sci Ser View Health care providers Clinical research
Bacterial safety of blood components - a congress review of the ISBT transfusion-transmitted infectious diseases working party, bacterial subgroup Ramirez-Arcos S, McDonald C, Deol P, Kreuger AL, Patel N, Pidcoke H, Prax M, Seltsam A, Stassinopoulos A, The ISBT Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party Subgroup on Bacteria 2019 ISBT Sci Ser View Researchers Other
A generic modelling framework to evaluate network blood management policies: The Canadian Blood Services experience Blake JT, Hardy M 2014 Oper Res Health Care View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Determining recruiting strategies for an adult stem cell registry Blake JT, McTaggart K, Killeen D 2016 Oper Res Health Care View Blood operators New or improved product or process
A decision integration strategy for short-term demand forecasting and ordering for red blood cell components Li N, Chiang F, Down DG, Heddle NM 2021 Oper Res Health Care View Health care providers New or improved product or process
ResearchUnit: How do bacteria behave during platelet production? Ramirez-Arcos S 2017 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Circulare d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Culot globulaire partiellement déleuccoyté (PD) Jenkins C 2018 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Perforation des sacs de composants sanguins Shimla S, Jenkins C, McTaggart K 2018 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Système Rhésus : l’anticorps anti-Cw Meunier D, Peng S, Clarke G 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Red blood cells, leukocytes reduced (LR) Jenkins C 2021 Blood.ca website Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
L’exploration des frontières de l’hémolyse associée aux IgIV Pendergrast J, Branch D 2020 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting