Our Research Publications

Updated November 2023

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Internal medicine resident knowledge of transfusion medicine: results from the BEST-TEST international education needs assessment Haspel RL, Lin Y, Mallick R, Tinmouth A, Cid J, Eichler H, Lozano M, van de Watering L, Fisher PB, Ali A, Parks E 2014 Transfusion View Health care providers Other
ResearchUnit: Dodging disinfection: biofilm-forming skin bacteria can resist disinfectants Ramirez-Arcos S 2014 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Transfusion-related lung injury in children: a case series and review of the literature Lieberman L, Petraszko T, Yi QL, Hannach B, Skeate R 2014 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
In reply to 'dialysis vintage could confound survival trends in ESRD patients' van Walraven C, Manuel D, Knoll G 2014 Am J Kidney Dis View Health care providers Other
p38MAPK is involved in apoptosis development in apheresis platelet concentrates after riboflavin and ultraviolet light treatment Chen Z, Schubert P, Culibrk B, Devine DV 2014 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Postdonation Information and Blood Component Retrievals: Realigning Blood Center and Hospital Actions Based on Risk Assessment Eder AF, Goldman M 2014 Transfus Med Rev View Blood operators Other
Sustained expression of coagulation Factor IX by modified cord blood-derived mesenchymal stromal cells Dodd M, Marquez-Curtis L, Janowska-Wieczorek A, Hortelano G 2014 J Gene Med View Researchers Basic research
The efficacy and safety of plasma exchange in patients with sepsis and septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis Rimmer E, Houston BL, Kumar A, Abou-Setta AM, Friesen C, Marshall JC, Rock G, Turgeon AF, Cook DJ, Houston DS, Zarychanski R 2014 Crit Care View Health care providers Clinical research
The procoagulant envelope virus surface: contribution to enhanced infection Pryzdial EL, Sutherland MR, Ruf W 2014 Thromb Res View Researchers Basic research
What should men living with haemophilia need to know? The perspectives of Canadian men with haemophilia Arnold E, Lane S, Webert KE, Chan A, Walker I, Tufts J, Rubin S, Poon MC, Heddle NM 2014 Haemophilia View Health care providers Other
Acquired peanut hypersensitivity following platelet transfusion Ponnampalam A, Growe G, Loftus P, Chipperfield K, Bigham M 2014 Transfus Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Counting platelets at transfusion threshold levels: impact on the decision to transfuse. A BEST Collaborative - UK NEQAS(H) International Exercise Lozano M, Mahon A, van der Meer PF, Stanworth S, Cid J, Devine D, Fung MK, de la Salle B, Heddle NM, on behalf of Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2014 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Targeting activated platelets and fibrinolysis: hitting two birds with one stone Reheman A, Xu X, Reddy EC, Ni H 2014 Circ Res View Researchers Basic research
Different doses of prophylactic platelet transfusion for preventing bleeding in patients with haematological disorders after chemotherapy or stem cell transplantation (Protocol) Estcourt LJ, Stanworth S, Doree C, Trivella M, Hopewell S, Murphy MF, Tinmouth A 2014 Cochrane Database Syst Rev View Researchers Clinical research
Vitamin D and kidney transplant outcomes: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis Hesketh CC, Knoll GA, Molnar AO, Tsampalieros A, Zimmerman DL 2014 Syst Rev View Researchers Clinical research
A thermoreversible poly(choline phosphate) based universal biomembrane adhesive Yu X, Yang X, Horte S, Kizhakkedathu JN, Brooks DE 2014 Macromol Biosci View Researchers Basic research
Does intravenous contrast-enhanced computed tomography cause acute kidney injury? Protocol of a systematic review of the evidence Kayibanda JF, Hiremath S, Knoll GA, Fergusson D, Chow BJ, Shabana W, Akbari A 2014 Syst Rev View Researchers Clinical research
Evaluation of a universal point-of-issue assay for bacterial detection in buffy coat platelet components Ramirez-Arcos S, Kou Y, Perkins H 2014 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Feasibility and transport of packed red blood cells into Special Forces operational conditions Boscarino C, Tien H, Acker J, Callum J, Hansen AL, Engels P, Glassberg E, Nathens A, Beckett A 2014 J Trauma Acute Care Surg View Other New or improved product or process
Reference intervals of complete blood count constituents are highly correlated to waist circumference: Should obese patients have their own “normal values?” Vuong J, Qiu Y, La M, Clarke G, Swinkels DW, Cembrowski G 2014 Am J Hematol View Health care providers Clinical research
ResearchUnit: A Sweet Solution for Infant Transfusions? Acker JP 2014 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Risks, benefits and the role of stakeholders in pathogen reduction technology Newbold KB, Heddle NM, Lane SJ, Arnold E, Eyles J, Webert K 2014 Health Risk Soc View Other Other
The transcription factor Miz-1 is required for embryonic and stress-induced erythropoiesis but dispensable for adult erythropoiesis Kosan C, Rashkovan M, Ross J, Schaffer AM, Saba I, Lemsaddek W, Trudel M, Moroy T 2014 Am J Blood Res View Researchers Basic research
A quality monitoring program for red blood cell components: in vitro quality indicators before and after implementation of semiautomated processing Acker JP, Hansen AL, Kurach JD, Turner TR, Croteau I, Jenkins C 2014 Transfusion View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Prophylactic platelet transfusions: should they be a treatment of the past? Zeller MP, Al-Habsi KS, Heddle NM 2014 Curr Opin Hematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Successful treatment with oseltamivir phosphate in a patient with chronic immune thrombocytopenia positive for anti-GPIb/IX autoantibody Shao L, Wu Y, Zhou H, Qin P, Ni H, Peng J, Hou M 2014 Platelets View Health care providers Clinical research
Alpha-1 Acid Glycoprotein Reduces Hepatic Leukocyte Recruitment in Murine Models of Either Early Endotoxemia or Early Sepsis McCurdy TR, Patrick AL, Eltringham-Smith LJ, Bhakta V, Sheffield WP, Fox-Robichaud AE 2014 Microcirculation View Researchers Basic research
Design, implementation, and evaluation of a knowledge translation intervention to increase organ donation after cardiocirculatory death in Canada: a study protocol Squires JE, Grimshaw JM, Taljaard M, Linklater S, Chasse M, Shemie SD, Knoll GA 2014 Implement Sci View Researchers Other
Migration, proliferation and differentiation of cord blood mesenchymal stromal cells treated with histone deacetylase inhibitor valproic acid Marquez-Curtis LA, Qiu Y, Xu A, Janowska-Wieczorek A 2014 Stem Cells Int View Researchers Basic research
ResearchUnit: Pathogen Inactivation for Safer Blood Transfusion: What are the Limitations? Schubert P 2014 Blood.ca website View Other Other
An epidemiologic cohort study reviewing the practice of blood product transfusions among a population of pediatric oncology patients Lieberman L, Liu Y, Portwine C, Barty RL, Heddle NM 2014 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Enhanced Pathogenicity of biofilm-negative Staphylococcus epidermidis isolated from platelet preparations Hodgson SD, Greco-Stewart V, Jimenez CS, Sifri CD, Brassinga AKC, Ramirez-Arcos S 2014 Transfusion View Blood operators Basic research
Stability of relevant plasma protein activities in cryosupernatant plasma units during refrigerated storage for up to 5 days postthaw Bhakta V, Jenkins C, Ramirez-Arcos S, Sheffield WP 2014 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Human Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells Protect against Acute Kidney Injury: Role of Exosomes Burger D, Viñas JL, Akbari S, Dehak H, Knoll W, Gutsol A, Carter A, Touyz RM, Allan DS, Burns KD 2015 Am J Pathol View Researchers Basic research
Prophylactic transfusion for pregnant women with sickle cell disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis Malinowski AK, Shehata N, D'Souza R, Kuo KHM, Ward R, Shah PS, Murphy K 2015 Blood View Health care providers Clinical research
Treatment decision-making among Canadian youth with severe haemophilia: a qualitative approach Lane SJ, Walker I, Chan AK, Heddle NM, Poon MC, Minuk L, Jardine L, Arnold E, Sholapur N, Webert KE 2015 Haemophilia View Health care providers Clinical research
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells (HPC), Cord Blood Jenkins C 2015 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Elevated Abundance, Size, and MicroRNA Content of Plasma Extracellular Vesicles in Viremic HIV-1+ Patients: Correlations With Known Markers of Disease Progression Hubert A, Subra C, Jenabian MA, Tremblay Labrecque PF, Tremblay C, Laffont B, Provost P, Routy JP, Gilbert C 2015 J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr View Researchers Basic research
Hemodialysis for the treatment of dabigatran-associated bleeding: a case report and systematic review Chai-Adisaksopha C, Hillis C, Lim W, Boonyawat K, Moffat K, Crowther M 2015 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical research
Major arterial events in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors: a meta-analysis Chai-Adisaksopha C, Lam W, Hillis C 2015 Leuk Lymphoma View Health care providers Clinical research
Rights and interests in human bodies and biological materials Toews M, Caulfield T, Nelson E, Ogbogu U, Hartell D 2015 Canadian National Transplant Research Program Fast Policy Facts: Human Bodies and Biological Materials View Other Other
Small Molecule Ice Recrystallization Inhibitors Enable Freezing of Human Red Blood Cells with Reduced Glycerol Concentrations Capicciotti CJ, Kurach JDR, Turner TR, Mancini RS, Acker JP, Ben RN 2015 Sci Rep View Researchers New or improved product or process
Impact of a 5-year deferral from blood donation for men who have sex with men O'Brien SF, Osmond L, Fan W, Yi Q-L, Goldman M 2015 Transfusion View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Inhibition of Autoimmune Diabetes in NOD Mice by miRNA Therapy Wang D, Shanina I, Toyofuku WM, Horwitz MS, Scott MD 2015 PLoS One View Researchers Basic research
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 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
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
Comparison of mammalian and bacterial expression library screening to detect recombinant alpha-1 proteinase inhibitor variants with enhanced thrombin inhibitory capacity? Gierczak RF, Bhakta V, Xie M, Sheffield WP 2015 J Biotechnol View Researchers Basic research
Factor XIIIa-dependent retention of red blood cells in clots is mediated by fibrin ?-chain crosslinking Byrnes JR, Duval C, Wang Y, Hansen CE, Ahn B, Mooberry MJ, Clark MA, Johnsen JM, Lord ST, Lam W, Meijers JCM, Ni H, Ariens RAS, Wolberg AS 2015 Blood View Researchers Basic research