Our Research Publications

Updated November 2023

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Rituximab plus standard of care for treatment of primary immune thrombocytopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis Chugh S, Darvish-Kazem S, Lim W, Crowther MA, Ghanima W, Wang G, Heddle NM, Kelton JG, Arnold DM 2015 Lancet Haematol View Health care providers Clinical research
The importance of haemophilia treatment centre administrators in patient care Almonte T, Decker K, Seroski W, Walker I, Webert K, Bos C, Strike K, Waterhouse L, Goldsmith R, Chan AK 2012 Haemophilia View Health care providers Other
The use of serial outpatient complete blood count (CBC) results to derive biologic variation: a new tool to gauge the acceptability of hematology testing Cembrowski G, Topping K, Versluys K, Tran D, Malick M, Holmes D, Clarke G 2015 Int J Lab Hematol View Health care providers New or improved product or process
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
Albumine Clarke G, Yan M 2018 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Other
Bonnes pratiques en matière de transfusion de plaquettes Romans R 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Educating the next frontier of transfusionists: a transfusion camp pilot program for nurse practitioners Shih AW, Morrison D, Sekhon AS, Lin Y, Charge S, Chipperfield K, Beaveridge J 2020 Transfusion View Health care providers Other
Influenza increases invasive meningococcal disease risk in temperate countries Salomon A, Berry I, Tuite AR, Drews S, Hatchette T, Jamieson F, Johnson C, Kwong J, Lina B, Lojo J, Mosnier A, Ng V, Vanhems P, Fisman DN 2020 Clin Microbiol Infect View Health care providers Clinical research
Platelet clinical best practices Romans R 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Surveillance Report 2018 O'Brien S 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
COVID-19 versus HIT hypercoagulability Warkentin TE, Kaatz S 2020 Thromb Res View Health care providers Clinical research
Risk-assessment models for VTE and bleeding in hospitalized medical patients: an overview of systematic reviews Darzi AJ, Repp AB, Spencer FA, Morsi RZ, Charide R, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta I, Bauer KA, Burnett AE, Cushman M, Dentali F, Kahn SR, Rezende SM, Zakai NA, Agarwal A, Karam SG, Lotfi T, Wiercioch W, Waziry R, Iorio A, Akl EA, Schünemann HJ 2020 Blood Adv View Health care providers Clinical research
Implementation of a blood bank generated tube for second blood group determination: Challenges, yield, and cost Obaidallah N, Downie H, Colavecchia C, Callum J, Lin Y 2022 Transfusion View Health care providers New or improved product or process
ResearchUnit: Treating bleeding during cardiac surgery: Is prothrombin complex concentrate a substitute for plasma? Kron A 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
Treatment-induced cerebral sinus venous thrombosis in childhood acute lymphoblastic malignancies: New risk factors to consider El-Khoury H, Saifi O, Haddad S, Chahrour M, Ghanem KM, Mubarak Y, Tamim H, Makki M, Zakka C, Chan AK, Mahfouz R, Tarek N, El-Solh H, Abboud MR, Saab R, Muwakkit SA 2021 Pediatr Blood Cancer View Health care providers Clinical research
Extensive variability in platelet, bleeding, and QOL outcome measures in adult and pediatric ITP: Communication from the ISTH SSC subcommittee on platelet immunology Al-Samkari H, Cronin A, Arnold DM, Rodeghiero F, Grace RF 2021 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
FAQ: Information for health professionals on pathogen-reduced platelets Ning S, Tordon B, Zeller M, Anani W 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers New or improved product or process
A new tool to assess bleeding severity in patients with chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia (CME) Webert KE, Arnold DM, Lui Y, Carruthers J, Arnold E, Heddle NM 2012 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Acute hemolysis after intravenous immunoglobulin amid host factors of ABO-mismatched bone marrow transplantation, inflammation, and activated mononuclear phagocytes Michelis FV, Branch DR, Scovell I, Bloch E, Pendergrast J, Lipton JH, Cserti-Gazdewich CM 2014 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Blood and clots quizlet 2: Trauma in a patient on warfarin Shih A, Tseng E, de Wit K, Chan T 2017 CanadiEM website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Donor selection, transmissible disease testing and pathogen reduction Goldman M, Scalia V, Devine D 2017 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Other
Fractionated blood products and associated pathogen safety Bigham M 2017 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Other
Mechanisms of action and immunomodulation by IVIg Khan R, Lazarus A 2018 Antibody Therapy: Substitution - Immunomodulation - Monoclonal Immunotherapy View Health care providers Other
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
Novel treatments for immune thrombocytopenia Shih A, Nazi I, Kelton JG, Arnold DM 2014 Presse Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Pitfalls in the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: A 6-year experience from a reference laboratory Nazi I, Arnold DM, Moore JC, Smith JW, Ivetic N, Horsewood P, Warkentin TE, Kelton JG 2015 Am J Hematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Red Blood Cell Storage Lesions and Related Transfusion Issues: A Canadian Blood Services Research and Development Symposium Pavenski K, Saidenberg E, Lavoie M, Tokessy M, Branch DR 2012 Transfus Med Rev View Health care providers Other
Restrictive versus liberal red blood cell transfusion strategies for people with haematological malignancies treated with intensive chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or both, with or without haematopoietic stem cell support Estcourt LJ, Malouf R, Trivella M, Fergusson DA, Hopewell S, Murphy MF 2017 Cochrane Database Syst Rev View Health care providers Clinical research
Serological best practices: Anti-M Clarke G, Cote J, Lane D 2017 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Supernatant reduction of stored gamma?irradiated red blood cells minimizes potentially harmful substances present in transfusion aliquots for neonates Serrano K, Pambrun C, Levin E, Devine DV 2017 Transfusion View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Thromboembolic events, recurrent bleeding and mortality after resuming anticoagulant following gastrointestinal bleeding. A meta-analysis Chai-Adisaksopha C, Hillis C, Monreal M, Witt DM, Crowther M 2015 Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical 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
Circulaire d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Plaquettes Jenkins C 2018 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Rate and appropriateness of polypharmacy in older patients with hemophilia compared with age-matched controls Mannucci PM, Nobili A, Marchesini E, Oliovecchio E, Cortesi L, Coppola A, Santagostino E, Radossi P, Castaman G, Valdrè L, Santoro C, Tagliaferri A, Ettorre C, Zanon E, Barillari G, Cantori I, Caimi TM, Sottilotta G, Peyvandi F, Iorio A 2018 Haemophilia View Health care providers Clinical research
Anti-Lewis Peng S, Meunier D 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
Cancer and platelet crosstalk: opportunities and challenges for aspirin and other antiplatelet agents Xu XR, Yousef GM, Ni H 2018 Blood View Health care providers Clinical research
Laboratory diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Warkentin TE 2019 Int J Lab Hematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Système Rhésus : l’anticorps anti-V Meunier D, Peng S, Clarke G 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Development and Evaluation of a Whiteboard Video Series to Support the Education and Recruitment of Committed Unrelated Donors for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Li EW, Lee A, Vaseghi-Shanjani M, Anagnostopoulos A, Jagelaviciute G, Kum E, Petraszko T, Elmoazzen H, Allan D, Fingrut W 2020 Biol Blood Marrow Transplant View Health care providers New or improved product or process
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
ResearchUnit: Convalescent plasma is an ineffective treatment for patients with COVID-19 Modi D 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
Pathogen-reduced buffy coat platelets Blais-Normandin I, Tordon B, Anani W 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
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
Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia: Updates in pathobiology and diagnosis Jevtic SD, Arnold DM, Modi D, Ivetic N, Bissola AL, Nazy I 2022 Front Cardiovasc Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Accuracy of International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision Codes for Identifying Sepsis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Liu B, Hadzi-Tosev M, Liu Y, Lucier KJ, Garg A, Li S, Heddle NM, Rochwerg B, Ning S 2022 Crit Care Explor View Health care providers Clinical research
A Primer on Biostatistics Shih AW, Li N, Montemayor C, Heddle NM 2022 Practical Transfusion Medicine View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
A 13-question approach to resolving serological discrepancies in the transfusion medicine laboratory Yudin J, Heddle NM 2014 Lab Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Age of transfused blood in critically ill adults Lacroix J, Hebert PC, Fergusson DA, Tinmouth A, Cook DJ, Marshall JC, Clayton L, McIntyre L, Callum J, Turgeon AF, Blajchman MA, Walsh TS, Stanworth SJ, Campbell H, Capellier G, Tiberghien P, Bardiaux L, van de Watering L, van der Meer NJ, Sabri E, Vo D 2015 N Engl J Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Back to Anatomy: Improving Landmarking Accuracy of Clinical Procedures Using a Novel Approach to Procedural Teaching Zeller M, Cristancho S, Mangel J, Goldszmidt M 2015 South Med J View Health care providers Other