Our Research Publications

Updated August 2024

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
ResearchUnit: Sexual behaviour-based screening questions: Understanding and mitigating donor discomfort Woo H 2022 Blood.ca website View Blood operators MSM research
Circulaire d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Composants plasmatiques Stewart T 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Characterizing Frailty In Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: results from the ORCHID study Chornenki NLJ, Siegal DM, Qamar K, Woolgar S, Rangarajan S, Karampatos S, Leong DP, Hillis CM 2022 Leuk Res View Researchers Clinical research
Transfusion of a platelet pool contaminated with exotoxin-producing Staphylococcus aureus: a case report Chi SI, Kumaran D, Zeller MP, Ramirez-Arcos S 2022 Annals of Blood View Health care providers Clinical research
Sensitivity of the Elecsys Nucleocapsid Assay for the Detection of Preceding SARS-CoV-2 Infections Grunau B, Tom J, Asamoah-Boaheng M, O’Brien SF, Drews SJ, Sediqi S, Lavoie PM, Barakauskas V, Goldfarb DM 2022 Open Forum Infect Dis View Researchers Basic research
c-Mpl-del, a c-Mpl alternative splicing isoform, promotes AMKL progression and chemoresistance Li F, Xiong Y, Yang M, Chen P, Zhang J, Wang Q, Xu M, Wang Y, He Z, Zhao X, Huang J, Gu X, Zhang L, Sun R, Sun X, Li J, Ou J, Xu T, Huang X, Cao Y, Xu XR, Karakas D, Li J, Ni H, Zhang Q 2022 Cell Death Dis View Researchers Basic research
Switching from standard to extended half-life FVIII prophylaxis in haemophilia A: Comparison of factor product use, bleed rates and pharmacokinetics Nummi V, Lehtinen AE, Iorio A, Szanto T, Lassila R 2022 Haemophilia View Researchers Clinical research
Changing Patterns of SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence among Canadian Blood Donors during the Vaccine Era Reedman CN, Drews SJ, Yi Q-L, Pambrun C, O’Brien SF 2022 Microbiol Spectr View Researchers Clinical research
Effect of modern infusion pumps on RBC quality Hadjesfandiari N, Serrano K, Levin E, Johal P, Feenstra S, Shih AW, Devine DV 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
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
The clinical and laboratory diagnosis of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia Bissola AL, Daka M, Arnold DM, Smith JW, Moore JC, Clare R, Ivetic N, Kelton JG, Nazy I 2022 Blood Adv View Researchers Clinical research
Transfusion-Transmitted Infections Drews SJ, Dodd RY 2022 Practical Transfusion Medicine 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
Reaffirmed Guideline No. 343: Routine Non-Invasive Prenatal Prediction of Fetal RHD Genotype Johnson J-A, MacDonald K, Clarke G, Skoll A 2022 J Obstet Gynaecol Can View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Mortality and its associated factors in transfused patients at a tertiary hospital in Uganda Okello CD, Shih AW, Angucia B, Kiwanuka N, Heddle N, Orem J, Mayanja-Kizza H 2022 PLoS One View Health care providers Clinical research
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Platelets Stewart T 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) - update on diagnosis and management considering different resources: Response to Comment from Yamada et al Greinacher A, Langer F, Makris M, Pai M, Pavord S, Tran H, Warkentin TE 2022 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical research
Demand and usage of unrelated donor products for allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Canadian Blood Services Stem Cell Registry analysis Allan DS, Green M, Morris G, Weiss J, Dibdin N, Mercer D, Seftel M 2022 Vox Sang View Blood operators Clinical research
Risk factors for bleeding in people living with hemophilia A and B treated with regular prophylaxis: A systematic review of the literature Germini F, Noronha N, Abraham Philip B, Olasupo O, Pete D, Navarro T, Keepanasseril A, Matino D, de Wit K, Parpia S, Iorio A 2022 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research
Comparison of perioperative practices for placement of central venous access devices (CVAD) in children with haemophilia Kwan C, Chan AK, Koh PL, Kadir NIA, Decker K, Lim CY, Lam JCM 2022 J Haem Pract View Health care providers Clinical research
Clinical and laboratory predictors of fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia Matusiak K, Patriquin CJ, Deniz S, Dzaja N, Smith JW, Wang G, Nazy I, Kelton JG, Arnold DM 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
The timing of gamma irradiation and its effect on cell-free and microvesicle-bound hemoglobin. The BEST collaborative study William N, Bicahlo B, Hansen A, de Korte D, Acker JP, Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Circulaire d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Concentrés plaquettaires à pathogènes inactivés Stewart T 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Exploring the reasons for low pertussis vaccine effectiveness in Ontario, Canada, 2006–2008: a Canadian Immunization Research Network study Hughes SL, Kwong JC, Schwartz KL, Chen C, Johnson C, Li Y, Marchand-Austin A, Bolotin S, Jamieson FB, Drews SJ, Russell ML, Svenson LW, Mahmud SM, Crowcroft NS 2022 Can J Public Health View Regulators Clinical research
Hypoxia and low temperature upregulate transferrin to induce hypercoagulability at high altitude Li M, Tang X, Liao Z, Shen C, Cheng R, Fang M, Wang G, Li Y, Tang S, Xie L, Zhang Z, Kamau PM, Mwangi J, Lu Q, Li Y, Wang Y, MacKeigan DT, Cerenzia EG, Ni H, Lai R 2022 Blood View Researchers Basic research
RE: A better normal in Canada will need a better detection system for emerging and re-emerging respiratory pathogens O'Brien S, Goldman M, Drews S 2022 CMAJ View Researchers Clinical research
Contamination of platelet concentrates with Staphylococcus aureus induces significant modulations in platelet functionality Yousuf B, Pasha R, Pineault N, Ramirez-Arcos S 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers Basic research
Babesia microti in a Canadian blood donor and lookback in a red blood cell recipient Drews SJ, Van Caeseele P, Bullard J, Lindsay LR, Gaziano T, Zeller MP, Lane D, Ndao M, Allen VG, Boggild AK, O'Brien SF, Marko D, Musuka C, Almiski M, Bigham M 2022 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Hemolysis after high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin: An under-appreciated sequelae Branch DR, Almizraq RJ, Bussel JB 2022 Am J Hematol View Researchers Basic research
Prolonged Blood Storage and Risk of Posttransfusion Acute Kidney Injury Adegboye J, Sapatnekar S, Mascha EJ, Shah K, Lioudis M, Essber H, Cohen B, Rivas E, Heddle NM, Eikelboom JW, Ellis MH, Sharon Y, Sinha R, Kurz A, Sessler DI 2022 Anesthesiology View Researchers Clinical research
Chapter 19. Pathogen-reduced platelets Blais-Normandin I, Tordon B, Anani W, Ning S 2022 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic and How Blood Operators Can Prepare for the Next Pandemic Drews SJ, O’Brien SF 2022 Viruses View Blood operators New or improved product or process
A critical contribution in a time of crisis: Examining motivations and deterrents to COVID-19 convalescent plasma donation and future donation intentions among prospective Canadian donors Holloway K, Campbell C, Ali R, Huyer LD, Hart D, Haw J, Brennenstuhl S, Grundy Q 2022 Transfus Med View Researchers Ethical, legal & social implications research
Diagnostic approach to the adult with unexplained thrombocytopenia Arnold D, Cuker A 2021 UptoDate View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Proposal of the Definition for COVID-19-Associated Coagulopathy Iba T, Warkentin TE, Thachil J, Levi M, Levy JH 2021 J Clin Med View Health care providers Clinical research
How to use low-molecular-weight heparin to treat neonatal thrombosis in clinical practice Ting J, Yeung K, Paes B, Chan AKC, Petropoulos JA, Banfield L, Bhatt MD 2021 Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis View Health care providers Clinical research
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seroprevalence: Navigating the absence of a gold standard Saeed S, O’Brien SF, Abe K, Yi Q-L, Rathod B, Wang J, Fazel-Zarandi M, Tuite A, Fisman D, Wood H, Colwill K, Gingras A-C, Drews SJ 2021 PLoS One View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Using Blood Wisely One Year Later – Ontario Hospitals Stepping Up to the Challenge Day D, Lin Y 2021 Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network September 2021 Newsletter View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Convalescent plasma for hospitalized patients with COVID-19: an open-label, randomized controlled trial Bégin P, Callum J, Jamula E, Cook R, Heddle NM, Tinmouth A, Zeller MP, Beaudoin-Bussières G, Amorim L, Bazin R, Loftsgard KC, Carl R, Chassé M, Cushing MM, Daneman N, Devine DV, Dumaresq J, Fergusson DA, Gabe C, Glesby MJ, Li N, Liu Y, McGeer A, Robitaille N, Sachais BS, Scales DC, Schwartz L, Shehata N, Turgeon AF, Wood H, Zarychanski R, Finzi A, Marceau D, Huang A, Carr H, Lin Y, Lall R, Graham C, Arsenault C, Sales V, Sidhu D, Semret M, Hamm C, Arhanchiague E, Solh Z, Srour N, Soliman K, Yee C, Laroche V, Nahirniak S, Greenaway C, Pai M, Côté A, Tsang JLY, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Talbot D, Poulin S, Guimaraes R, Rushton-Marovac M, Langlois A, Ning S, Shih A, Boileau M, Singh H, Ledingham D, Ponnampalam A, Yan M, Prokopchuk-Gauk O, Poirier A, Girouard G, Pavenski K, Drouin O, Harris D, Durand M, Rimmer E, Ovakim D, Ménard F, Cuccarolo G, Carruthers J, Lucier K, Arsenault V, Auclair M-C, Avram M, Brassard M, Cerro S, Martinez V, Morin J, Saint-Jacques M, Veillette M, Armali C, Kron A, Modi D, Duncan J, Justumus P, John MS, St-Onge G, Hadzi-Tosev M, Dion P-M, McGillivary L, de Moulliac AV, Nyman SA, Perilli S, Van Vliet PJ, Lane S, Pavenski K, Pereira R, Sirotich E, Abelson J, Greene S, Khandelwal A, Thakar S, Longo S, Anand SP, Benlarbi M, Bourassa C, Boutin M, Descôteaux-Dinelle J, Gendron-Lepage G, Goyette G, Laumaea A, Medjahed H, Prévost J, Richard J, Kaufmann D, Brunet-Ratnasingham E, Chaumont N, Drebot M, Robinson A, Mendoza E, Dimitrova K, Manguiat K, Phillipson C, Chan M, Evans D, Lin J, Boyer L, Cloutier M, Drouin M, Ducas É, Dussault N, Fournier M-J, Landy P, Nolin M-È, Perreault J, Tremblay T, Nazy I, Xie F, Liu D, Wong M, Silverio G, Walkus K, Barton M, Haveman K, Mueller D, Scott A, Moher M, Wood G, Roarty T, Auld F, Carney G, Thomson V, Onell R, Walley K, Donohoe K, Brunk C, Hernandez G, Jacobucci T, Lazosky L, Mann P, Raval G, Zampieri LA, Sekhon M, Wright A, James N, Chang G, Chen R, Deol K, Gantioqui J, Larsen E, Ramdin N, Roche M, Rosinski K, Sham L, Storms M, Gillrie M, Mahe E, Suryanarayan D, Ugarte-Torres A, Robinson T, Gibbs M, Hewsgirard J, Holmes M, McCarthy J, Ody M, Doucette K, Sligl W, Sonpar A, Robertson K, Narayan J, Ravindran L, Stewart B, Zapernick L, Lee S, Sy E, Wong A, Gryzb K, Craddock S, Fuchs D, Myrah D, Sunny S, Harding SR, Kogilwaimath S, Hodgson N, Johnson D, Meier S, Thomson K, Heendeniya A, Houston B, Kenyan Y, Lother S, Olafson K, Rush B, Wuerz T, Solvason D, Albensi L, Alias S, Choi N, Curtis L, Hutmacher M, Kashani H, Lane D, Marten N, Pronyk-Ward T, Rigaux L, Silva R, Tays Q, Naidu R, Mathews J, Mai M, Miceli V, Molson L, Radhakrishnan G, Schaefer L, Haddad M, Landry S, Chernish R, Kruisselbrink R, Liu T, Jeromin J, Siddiqui A, Girolametto C, Krokoszynski K, Main C, Fox-Robichaud A, Rochwerg B, Kruja E, Ellingham D, Sampat D, Tang N, Leto D, Karunakaran M, Ricciuto D, Fusco K, Ghate T, Robinson H, Ball I, Shalhoub S, Slessarev M, Silverman M, Nano E, Bentall T, Campbell E, Kinney J, Parvathy S, Fera E, Delfa AL, Nadarajah J, Solow H, Mendoza E, Engel K, Monaco D, Kononow L, Suntharalingam S, Fralick M, Munshi L, Saeed S, Hajjaj O, Hsu E, Ali K, Duan E, Farjou G, Jenson L, Salib M, Patterson L, Anant S, Ding J, Jomy J, Das P, Geagea A, the Concor-Study Group 2021 Nat Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Concentré de recherche: Traitement périopératoire des patients atteints de thrombocytopénie immunitaire : comparaison de l’eltrombopag et des immunoglobulines intraveineuses Arnold DM 2021 Blood.ca website Health care providers Clinical research
High sub-zero organ preservation: A paradigm of nature-inspired strategies William N, Acker JP 2021 Cryobiology View Researchers Basic research
Complete Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus PS/BAC/169/17/W, Isolated from a Contaminated Platelet Concentrate in England Paredes C, Chi SI, Flint A, Weedmark K, McDonald C, Bearne J, Ramirez-Arcos S, Pagotto F, Baltrus DA 2021 Microbiol Resour Announc View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
An international comparison of anti-SARS-COV-2 assays used for seroprevalence surveys from blood component providers Lewin A, Drews SJ, Lieshout-Krikke R, Erikstrup C, Saeed S, Fady H, Uzicanin S, Custer B, O’Brien SF, the Surveillance Risk Assessment Policy tVS-gotI, Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party 2021 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Double high-dose immunoglobulin for ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia Huang CT, Hsu SY, Wang CH, Tseng WJ, Yang CY, Ng CJ, Warkentin TE, Cheng MH 2021 Thromb Res View Researchers Clinical research
The safety of COVID-19 convalescent plasma donation: A multi-institutional donor hemovigilance study Cho JH, Rajbhandary S, van Buren NL, Fung MK, Al-Ghafry M, Fridey JL, Dy BA, Ziman A, Schreiber GB, Gammon RR, Reik R, Stubbs JR, van Buskirk CM, Kamel H, Townsend MJ, Zeller MP, Gottschall JL 2021 Transfusion View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Circulaire d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Composants plasmatiques Jenkins C 2021 Blood.ca website Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Exploring the components of bleeding outcomes in transfusion trials for patients with hematologic malignancy Balitsky AK, Liu Y, Van der Meer PF, Heddle NM, Arnold DM 2021 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Irradiated, Washed and CMV Seronegative Blood Components Prokopchuk-Gauk O, Solh Z 2021 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among blood donors after the first COVID-19 wave in Canada Saeed S, Drews SJ, Pambrun C, Yi Q-L, Osmond L, O'Brien SF 2021 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Managing drug shortages during a pandemic: tocilizumab and COVID-19 Verma AA, Pai M, Saha S, Bean S, Fralick M, Gibson JL, Greenberg RA, Kwan JL, Lapointe-Shaw L, Tang T, Morris AM, Razak F 2021 CMAJ View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting