Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Concentré de recherche: Évaluation de la sécurité des pompes à perfusion pour les transfusions de globules rouges Wolfe A 2022 Blood.ca website View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Massive Hemorrhage Protocol: Quality Metrics Portal Pilot Thompson T, Callum J 2022 Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network February 2022 Newsletter View Health care providers Clinical research
Survey of blood centre readiness regarding removal of DEHP from blood bag sets: The BEST Collaborative Study Razatos A, Acker JP, de Korte D, Bégué S, Noorman F, Doyle B, Zia M, Min K, The Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
International Forum on the Management of Major Haemorrhage: Responses Green L, Stanworth S, McQuilten Z, Lin V, Tucker H, Jackson B, Badawi M, Hindawi S, Chaurasia R, Patidar G, Pandey HC, Fasola F, Miyata S, Matsumoto M, Matsushita T, Rahimi-Levene N, Peer V, Pavenski K, Callum J, Thompson T, Murphy M, Staves J, Maegele M, Abeyakoon C, Rushford K, Wood E, Nuñez MA, Mellado S, Saa E, Triyono T, Pratomo B, Apelseth TO, Dunbar N 2022 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
International survey of strategies to mitigate transfusion-transmitted Trypanosoma cruzi in non-endemic countries, 2016–2018 Crowder LA, Wendel S, Bloch EM, O'Brien SF, Delage G, Sauleda S, Leiby DA, for the WP-TTID Subgroup on Parasites 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
(NZW × BXSB) F1 male mice: An unusual, severe and fatal mouse model of lupus erythematosus Almizraq RJ, Frias Boligan K, Loriamini M, McKerlie C, Branch DR 2022 Front Immunol View Researchers Basic research
Genome-wide association study of platelet factor 4/heparin antibodies in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Giles JB, Steiner HE, Rollin J, Shaffer CM, Momozawa Y, Mushiroda T, Inai C, Selleng K, Thiele T, Pouplard C, Heddle NM, Kubo M, Miller EC, Martinez KL, Phillips EJ, Warkentin TE, Gruel Y, Greinacher A, Roden DM, Karnes JH 2022 Blood Adv View Researchers Basic research
Plasma transfusion practices: A multicentre electronic audit Khandelwal A, Minuk L, Liu Y, Arnold DM, Heddle NM, Barty R, Hsia C, Solh Z, Shehata N, Thompson T, Tinmouth A, Perelman I, Skeate R, Kron AT, Callum J 2022 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Evolving policies for donors with diabetes: The Canadian experience Miller O, Caffrey N, O'Brien SF, Goldman M 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Chapter 17. Hemostatic disorders and hereditary angioedema Poon MC, Goodyear D, Rydz N, Lee A 2022 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Assessing the quality of stored red blood cells using handheld Spatially Offset Raman spectroscopy with multisource correlation analysis Vardaki MZ, Georg Schulze H, Serrano K, Blades MW, Devine DV, F. B. Turner R 2022 Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol View Researchers New or improved product or process
Dimethyl sulfoxide-free cryopreservation solutions for hematopoietic stem cell grafts Kaushal R, Jahan S, McGregor C, Pineault N 2022 Cytotherapy View Researchers New or improved product or process
Co-administration of FVIII with IVIG reduces immune response to FVIII in hemophilia A mice Afraz S, Stevic I, Matino D, Wen J, Atkinson H, Chan AKC, Hortelano G 2022 Sci Rep View Researchers Clinical research
FAQ : Test des titres d’iso-hémagglutinines (anti-A/anti-B) des donneurs à la Société canadienne du sang Bodnar M, Bienz M, Clarke G 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers New or improved product or process
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
SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence among Canadian Blood Donors: The Advance of Omicron O’Brien SF, Caffrey N, Yi Q-L, Pambrun C, Drews SJ 2022 Viruses View Researchers Clinical research
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Plasma Components Stewart T 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
The Market in Noninvasive Prenatal Tests and the Message to Consumers: Exploring Responsibility Holloway K, Simms N, Hayeems RZ, Miller FA 2022 Hastings Cent Rep View Regulators Ethical, legal and social implications research
Complement contributions to COVID-19 Conway EM, Pryzdial ELG 2022 Curr Opin Hematol View Researchers Basic research
Balancing non-discriminatory donor selection and blood safety in the Netherlands: Evaluation of an individual risk assessment of sexual behavior Hahn B, Quee F, Prinsze FJ, Gregoire Y, O'Brien SF, Germain M, van de Laar T, Zaaijer HL, van den Hurk K 2022 Transfusion View Blood operators MSM 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
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
American Society of Hematology 2021 guidelines on the use of anticoagulation for thromboprophylaxis in patients with COVID-19 Cuker A, Tseng EK, Nieuwlaat R, Angchaisuksiri P, Blair C, Dane K, Davila J, DeSancho MT, Diuguid D, Griffin DO, Kahn SR, Klok FA, Lee AI, Neumann I, Pai A, Pai M, Righini M, Sanfilippo KM, Siegal D, Skara M, Touri K, E AA, Bou Akl I, Boulos M, Brignardello-Petersen R, Charide R, Chan M, Dearness K, Darzi AJ, Kolb P, Colunga-Lozano LE, Mansour R, Morgano GP, Morsi RZ, Noori A, Piggott T, Qiu Y, Roldan Y, Schünemann F, Stevens A, Solo K, Ventresca M, Wiercioch W, Mustafa RA, Schünemann HJ 2021 Blood Adv View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Circulaire d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Culot globulaire partiellement déleucocyté (PD) Jenkins C 2021 Blood.ca website Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Current and Future Perspectives for the Cryopreservation of Cord Blood Stem Cells Jahan S, Kaushal R, Pasha R, Pineault N 2021 Transfus Med Rev View Researchers New or improved product or process
SCAR: The high-prevalence antigen 013.008 in the Scianna blood group system Srivastava K, Albasri J, Alsuhaibani OM, Aljasem HA, Bueno MU, Antonacci T, Branch DR, Denomme GA, Flegel WA 2021 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Recognizing, managing and reporting vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia Sholzberg M, Arnold DM, Laupacis A 2021 CMAJ View Health care providers Clinical research
Anti-inflammatory activity of CD44 antibodies in murine immune thrombocytopenia is mediated by Fc? receptor inhibition Norris PAA, Kaur G, Khan R, Zhu G, Ni H, Lazarus AH 2021 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Impact of COVID-19 on blood donation in Canada Khandelwal A 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) Gupta A, Yan M 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
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
Newer formulations of intravenous iron: a review of their chemistry and key safety aspects – hypersensitivity, hypophosphatemia, and cardiovascular safety Blumenstein I, Shanbhag S, Langguth P, Kalra PA, Zoller H, Lim W 2021 Expert Opin Drug Saf View Researchers Basic 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
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
Maintaining trust in a pandemic: Blood collection agency messaging to donors and the public during the early days of COVID-19 Haw J, Thorpe R, Holloway K 2021 SocArXiv View Blood operators Ethical, legal and social implications research
COVID-19 Case Age Distribution: Correction for Differential Testing by Age Fisman DN, Greer A, Brankston G, Hillmer M, O'Brien SF, Drews S, Tuite AR 2021 Ann Intern Med View Researchers Clinical research
Ketamine administration for acute painful sickle cell crisis: A randomized controlled trial Alshahrani MS, AlSulaibikh AH, ElTahan MR, AlFaraj SZ, Asonto LP, AlMulhim AA, AlAbbad MF, Almaghraby N, AlJumaan MA, AlJunaid TO, Darweesh MN, AlHawaj FM, Mahmoud AM, Alossaimi BK, Alotaibi SK, AlMutairi TM, AlSulaiman Pharm DD, Alfaraj D, Alhawwas R, Mbuagbaw L, Lewis K, Verhovsek M, Crowther M, Guyatt G, Alhazzani W 2021 Acad Emerg Med View Researchers Clinical research
A prospective observational study of the incidence, natural history, and risk factors for intravenous immunoglobulin-mediated hemolysis Pendergrast J, Armali C, Callum J, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Jiwajee A, Lieberman L, Lau W, Lin Y, Parmar N, Pavenski K, Riden LS, Shehata N, Willie-Ramharack K, Tomlinson G, Tong TN, Binnington B, Branch DR 2021 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Tantalum-containing mesoporous bioactive glass powder for hemostasis Nagrath M, Gallant R, Yazdi AR, Mendonca A, Rahman S, Chiu L, Waldman SD, Ni H, Towler MR 2021 J Biomater Appl View Researchers Basic research
Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus Strain PS/BAC/317/16/W, Isolated from Contaminated Platelet Concentrates in England Yousuf B, Flint A, Weedmark K, McDonald C, Bearne J, Pagotto F, Ramirez-Arcos S, Hotopp JCD 2021 Microbiol Resour Announc View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Frequency of positive anti-PF4/polyanion antibody tests after COVID-19 vaccination with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 and BNT162b2 Thiele T, Ulm L, Holtfreter S, Schönborn L, Kuhn SO, Scheer C, Warkentin TE, Bröker BM, Becker K, Aurich K, Selleng K, Hübner N-O, Greinacher A 2021 Blood View Researchers Clinical research
Heparin induced thrombocytopenia in relation to SARS-CoV-2 infection and ABO blood group Ray JG, Warkentin TE, Park AL 2021 Thromb Res View Researchers Clinical research
Staphylococcus epidermidis undergoes global changes in gene expression during biofilm maturation in platelet concentrates Loza-Correa M, Yousuf B, Ramirez-Arcos S 2021 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Current and Future Perspectives for the Cryopreservation of Cord Blood Stem Cells Jahan S, Kaushal R, Pasha R, Pineault N 2021 Transfus Med Rev View Researchers New or improved product or process
Machine learning risk prediction of mortality for patients undergoing surgery with perioperative SARS-CoV-2: the COVIDSurg mortality score COVIDSurg Collaborative 2021 Br J Surg View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
COVID-19 convalescent plasma: Interim recommendations from the AABB Cohn CS, Estcourt L, Grossman BJ, Pagano MB, Allen ES, Bloch EM, Casadevall A, Devine DV, Dunbar NM, Foroutan F, Gniadek TJ, Goel R, Gorlin J, Joyner MJ, Metcalf RA, Raval JS, Rice TW, Shaz BH, Vassallo RR, Winters JL, Beaudoin G, Tobian AAR 2021 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research