Our Research Publications

Updated November 2023

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Circulaire d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Sang total Stewart T 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Assessment of bacterial growth in leukoreduced cold-stored whole blood supports overnight hold at room temperature prior to filtration: A pilot study Ramirez-Arcos S, Kou Y, Kumaran D, Culibrk B, Stewart T, Schubert P, McTaggart K 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Epidemiology, diagnosis and management of neonatal thrombosis: a single-center cohort study Paes B, Chan AKC, Shaik M, Patel D, Bhatt MD 2022 Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis View Health care providers Clinical research
Sexual risk behavior questions: Understanding and mitigating donor discomfort Haw J, Woo H, Kohut T, Fisher W 2022 Transfusion View Blood operators MSM research
Mixing study to diagnose heparin-resistance caused by functional antithrombin deficiency Bahabri A, Moffat KA, Carlino SA, Chan AKC, Bhatt MD 2022 Int J Lab Hematol View Researchers Basic research
Filamin A regulates caspase-3 cleavage in platelets in a protein kinase C (PKC)-dependent manner De Silva E, Devine DV, Jan E, Roskelley CD, Kim H 2022 Biochem J View Researchers Basic research
Model of Acute Liver Failure in an Isolated Perfused Porcine Liver—Challenges and Lessons Learned Hefler J, Hatami S, Thiesen A, Olafson C, Durand K, Acker J, Karvellas CJ, Bigam DL, Freed DH, Shapiro AMJ 2022 Biomedicines View Researchers New or improved product or process
Chapitre 10. Les réactions transfusionnelles Laureano M, Khandelwal A, Yan M 2022 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Coagulation and complement: Key innate defense participants in a seamless web Pryzdial ELG, Leatherdale A, Conway EM 2022 Front Immunol View Researchers Basic research
ResearchUnit: Evaluating infusion pump safety for red blood cell transfusions Wolfe A 2022 Blood.ca website View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Ex vivo enzymatic treatment converts blood type A donor lungs into universal blood type lungs Wang A, Ribeiro RVP, Ali A, Brambate E, Abdelnour-Berchtold E, Michaelsen V, Zhang Y, Rahfeld P, Moon H, Gokhale H, Gazzalle A, Pal P, Liu M, Waddell TK, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Tinckam K, Kizhakkedathu JN, West L, Keshavjee S, Withers SG, Cypel M 2022 Sci Transl Med View Researchers Clinical research
Lessons from vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia Kelton JG, Arnold DM, Nazy I 2021 Nat Rev Immunol View Researchers Clinical research
Chapitre 6: Sélection des donneurs, dépistage des maladies transmissibles et réduction des agents pathogènes Drews S, Khandelwal A, Goldman M, Devine D 2021 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Plasma components Jenkins C 2021 Blood.ca website Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
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
Potentially clinically significant anti-Dib identified by monocyte monolayer assay before transfusion Branch DR, Holton MB, Ison T, Cote J, Dube C, Lau W 2021 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Serotonin-release assay-positive but platelet factor 4-dependent enzyme-immunoassay negative: HIT or not HIT? Warkentin TE, Smythe MA, Ali MA, Aslam N, Sheppard JI, Smith JW, Moore JC, Arnold DM, Nazy I 2021 Am J Hematol View Researchers Clinical research
Non-invasive monitoring of red blood cells during cold storage using handheld Raman spectroscopy Vardaki MZ, Schulze HG, Serrano K, Blades MW, Devine DV, Turner RFB 2021 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Challenging the 30-min rule for thawed plasma Ramirez-Arcos S, Howell A, Bearne J, Bhakta V, Bower L, Cardigan R, Girard M, Kou Y, McDonald C, Nolin M-È, Sawicka D, Sheffield W 2021 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
What constitutes the most cautious approach for a pregnant person with weak D type 4.0? Lieberman L, Flegel W, Bodnar M, Clarke G, Hannon J 2021 CMAJ Open View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
How do I think about blood donor eligibility criteria for medical conditions? Goldman M 2021 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
ResearchUnit: A proposed mechanism for vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia Batarfi K 2021 Blood.ca website View Researchers Clinical research
Dupilumab, severe asthma airway responses, and SARS-CoV-2 serology Bhalla A, Mukherjee M, Radford K, Nazy I, Kjarsgaard M, Bowdish DME, Nair P 2021 Allergy View Health care providers Basic research
Quality of evidence-based guidelines for platelet transfusion and use: A systematic review Al-Riyami AZ, Jug R, La Rocca U, Keshavarz H, Landry D, Shehata N, Stanworth SJ, Nahirniak S 2021 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Themed issue – focusing on donor assessment, motivation and vigilance O’Brien SF, Ullum H, Seed CR 2021 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Adverse reactions reporting Yan M 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Factor product utilization and health outcomes in patients with haemophilia A and B on extended half-life concentrates: A Canadian observational study of real-world outcomes Sun H, Yang M, Poon M-C, Lee A, Robinson KS, Sholzberg M, Wu J, Iorio A, Blanchette V, Carcao M, Klaassen RJ, Jackson S 2021 Haemophilia View Researchers Clinical research
Clotting factor concentrates for preventing bleeding and bleeding-related complications in previously treated individuals with haemophilia A or B Olasupo OO, Lowe MS, Krishan A, Collins P, Iorio A, Matino D 2021 Cochrane Database Syst Rev View Health care providers Clinical research
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
Evaluating the appropriateness of platelet transfusions compared with evidence-based platelet guidelines: An audit of platelet transfusions at 57 hospitals Hill-Strathy M, Pinkerton PH, Thompson TA, Wendt A, Collins A, Cohen R, WO BC, Cameron T, Lin Y, Lau W, Lieberman L, Callum J 2021 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Risk analysis of transfusion of cryoprecipitate without consideration of ABO group Hadjesfandiari N, Levin E, Serrano K, Yi Q-L, Devine DV 2021 Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells (HPC) Cord Blood Stewart T 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Major clinical trial finds convalescent plasma does not help patients with COVID-19 Modi D 2021 Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network December 2021 Newsletter View Health care providers Clinical research
A Higher Antibody Response Is Generated With a 6- to 7-Week (vs Standard) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Vaccine Dosing Interval Grunau B, Asamoah-Boaheng M, Lavoie PM, Karim ME, Kirkham TL, Demers PA, Barakauskas V, Marquez AC, Jassem AN, O'Brien SF, Drews SJ, Haig S, Cheskes S, Goldfarb DM 2021 Clin Infect Dis View Researchers Clinical research
Chapter 6: Donor selection, donor testing and pathogen reduction Drews S, Khandelwal A, Goldman M, Devine D 2021 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Estimating the impact on the inventory of implementing pathogen-reduced platelets in Canada Blake JT, McTaggart K, Couture C 2021 Transfusion View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Platelets Jenkins C 2021 Blood.ca website Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
FcgammaRI and FcgammaRIII on splenic macrophages mediate phagocytosis of anti-glycoprotein IIb/IIIa autoantibody-opsonized platelets in immune thrombocytopenia Norris PAA, Segel GB, Burack WR, Sachs UJ, Lissenberg-Thunnissen SN, Vidarsson G, Bayat B, Cserti-Gazdewich CM, Callum J, Lin Y, Branch D, Kapur R, Semple JW, Lazarus AH 2021 Haematologica View Researchers Basic research
Pragmatic, double-blind, randomised trial evaluating the impact of red blood cell donor sex on recipient mortality in an academic hospital population: the innovative Trial Assessing Donor Sex (iTADS) protocol Fergusson DA, Chassé M, Tinmouth A, Acker JP, English S, Forster AJ, Hawken S, Shehata N, Thavorn K, Wilson K, Tuttle A, Perelman I, Cober N, Maddison H, Tokessy M 2021 BMJ Open View Researchers Clinical research
DNA Mediated Blood Coagulation: Extracellular DNA Accelerates Fibrinogen Polymerization By Thrombin Independent of Contact Pathway Vappala S, Straus S, Pryzdial EL, Conway E, Kizhakkedathu J 2021 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Reconstituted cryopreserved platelets synthesize proteins during short-term storage and packaging a defined subset into microvesicles Schubert P, Johnson L, Culibrk B, Chen Z, Tan S, Marks DC, Devine DV 2021 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Chapitre 15: Composants sanguins négatifs pour les anti-CMV, irradiés et lavéss Prokopchuk-Gauk O, Solh Z 2021 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among Vancouver public school staff in British Columbia, Canada Goldfarb DM, Mâsse LC, Watts AW, Hutchison SM, Muttucomaroe L, Bosman ES, Barakauskas VE, Choi A, Irvine MA, Reicherz F, Coombs D, O’Reilly C, Sediqi S, Razzaghian HR, Sadarangani M, O’Brien SF, Lavoie PM 2021 medRxiv View Researchers Clinical research
Concentré de recherche: Transfusion de plaquettes chez les enfants atteints de cancer Barty R 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
A Higher Antibody Response Is Generated With a 6- to 7-Week (vs Standard) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Vaccine Dosing Interval Grunau B, Asamoah-Boaheng M, Lavoie PM, Karim ME, Kirkham TL, Demers PA, Barakauskas V, Marquez AC, Jassem AN, O’Brien SF, Drews SJ, Haig S, Cheskes S, Goldfarb DM 2021 Clin Infect Dis View Researchers Clinical research
Compliance with the massive hemorrhage protocol in trauma: a retrospective quality review Khayyat H, Callum JL, Hill-Strathy M, Strauss R, Notario L, Nathens A, da Luz L 2021 Can J Anaesth View Health care providers Clinical research
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
Successful prenatal therapy for anti-CD36-mediated severe FNAIT by deglycosylated antibodies in a novel murine model Xu X, Chen D, Ye X, Xia W, Xu Y, Chen Y, Shao Y, Deng J, Ding H, Liu J, Wang J, Ni H, Fu Y, Santoso S 2021 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Evaluating the Tactical Combat Casualty Care principles in civilian and military settings: systematic review, knowledge gap analysis and recommendations for future research Strauss R, Menchetti I, Perrier L, Blondal E, Peng H, Sullivan-Kwantes W, Tien H, Nathens A, Beckett A, Callum J, da Luz LT 2021 Trauma Surg Acute Care Open View Health care providers Clinical research
Concentré de recherche: Saignement pendant la chirurgie cardiaque?: le?concentré de complexe prothrombique est-il une solution de rechange au plasma? Kron A 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research