Our Research Publications

Updated August 2024

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Red blood cell storage and in-hospital mortality: a secondary analysis of the INFORM randomised controlled trial Cook RJ, Heddle NM, Lee KA, Arnold DM, Crowther MA, Devereaux PJ, Ellis M, Figueroa P, Kurz A, Roxby D, Sessler DI, Sharon Y, Sobieraj-Teague M, Warkentin TE, Webert KE, Barty R, Liu Y, Eikelboom JW 2017 Lancet Haematol View Health care providers Clinical research
ResearchUnit: How do bacteria behave during platelet production? Ramirez-Arcos S 2017 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Restrictive or liberal red-cell transfusion for cardiac surgery Mazer CD, Whitlock RP, Fergusson DA, Hall J, Belley-Cote E, Connolly K, Khanykin B, Gregory AJ, de Medicis E, McGuinness S, Royse A, Carrier FM, Young PJ, Villar JC, Grocott HP, Seeberger MD, Fremes S, Lellouche F, Syed S, Byrne K, Bagshaw SM, Hwang NC, Mehta C, Painter TW, Royse C, Verma S, Hare GMT, Cohen A, Thorpe KE, Juni P, Shehata N 2017 N Engl J Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Septic transfusion case caused by a platelet pool with visible clotting due to contamination with Staphylococcus aureus Loza-Correa M, Kou Y, Taha M, Kalab M, Ronholm J, Schlievert PM, Cahill MP, Skeate R, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Ramirez-Arcos S 2017 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Suicidal death of erythrocytes in cancer and its chemotherapy: A potential target in the treatment of tumor-associated anemia Lang E, Bissinger R, Qadri SM, Lang F 2017 Int J Cancer View Researchers Basic research
Concentré de recherche: Mais où va le sang? Analysons la consommation des concentrés de globules rouges pour l'établissement des politiques Zeller M, Heddle N, Devine D 2017 Blood.ca website View Researchers Basic research
Don autologue préopératoire Pambrun C 2017 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Minimal dataset for post-registration surveillance of new drugs in hemophilia: communication from the SSC of the ISTH Peyvandi F, Makris M, Collins P, Lillicrap D, Pipe SW, Iorio A, Rosendaal FR 2017 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research
Pathogen inactivation by riboflavin and ultraviolet light illumination accelerates the red blood cell storage lesion and promotes eryptosis Qadri SM, Chen D, Schubert P, Perruzza DL, Bhakta V, Devine DV, Sheffield WP 2017 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Pratiques transfusionnelles chez le nouveau-né et l'enfant Lau W 2017 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Quality control of apheresis platelets: a multicentre study to evaluate factors that can influence pH measurement Germain M, Grégoire Y, Vassallo RR, Acker JP, Cardigan R, de Korte D, Irving DO, Bégué S, on behalf of the BEST Collaborative 2017 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
The relationship of CD34+ dosage and platelet recovery following high dose chemotherapy and autologous CD34+ reinfusion in multiple myeloma Martin RMG, Ricci MJ, Foley R, Mian HS 2017 Transfus Apher Sci View Health care providers Clinical research
Transfusion d'urgence Trudeau J 2017 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Use of a Monocyte Monolayer Assay to Evaluate Fc gamma Receptor-mediated Phagocytosis Tong T, Branch D 2017 J Vis Exp View Researchers Basic research
Validation of administrative database codes for acute kidney injury in kidney transplant recipients Molnar AO, van Walraven C, McArthur E, Fergusson D, Garg AX, Knoll G 2016 Can J Kidney Health Dis View Regulators New or improved product or process
CD8(+) T cells induce platelet clearance in the liver via platelet desialylation in immune thrombocytopenia Qiu J, Liu X, Li X, Zhang X, Han P, Zhou H, Shao L, Hou Y, Min Y, Kong Z, Wang Y, Wei Y, Liu X, Ni H, Peng J, Hou M 2016 Sci Rep View Researchers Basic research
High-dose dexamethasone compared with prednisone for previously untreated primary immune thrombocytopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis Mithoowani S, Gregory-Miller K, Goy J, Miller MC, Wang G, Noroozi N, Kelton JG, Arnold DM 2016 Lancet Haematol View Researchers Clinical research
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
Platelet transfusion therapy in sub-Saharan Africa: bacterial contamination, recipient characteristics, and acute transfusion reactions Hume HA, Ddungu H, Angom R, Baluku H, Kajumbula H, Kyeyune-Byabazaire D, Orem J, Ramirez-Arcos S, Tobian AA 2016 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
ResearchUnit: United we stand, divided we fall: using monoclonal antibody combinations to improve drug effectiveness Lazarus A 2016 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Stability of Thawed Apheresis Fresh-Frozen Plasma Stored for up to 120 Hours at 1° C to 6° C Sheffield WP, Bhakta V, Yi Q-L, Jenkins C 2016 J Blood Transfus View Researchers Basic research
Temperature stability of Poly-[hemoglobin-superoxide dismutase-catalase-carbonic anhydrase] in the form of a solution or in the lyophilized form during storage at -80°C, 4°C, 25°C and 37°C or pasteurization at 70°C Bian Y, Guo C, Chang T 2016 Artif Cells Nanomed Biotechnol View Researchers Basic research
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
Effect of texture of platelet bags on bacterial and platelet adhesion Hadjesfandiari N, Schubert P, Fallah Toosi S, Chen Z, Culibrk B, Ramirez-Arcos S, Devine DV, Brooks DE 2016 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Evaluating appropriate red blood cell transfusions: a quality audit at 10 Ontario hospitals to determine the optimal measure for assessing appropriateness Spradbrow J, Cohen R, Lin Y, Armali C, Collins A, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Lieberman L, Pavenski K, Pendergrast J, Webert K, Callum J 2016 Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Platelets, immune-mediated thrombocytopenias, and fetal hemorrhage Xu XR, Gallant RC, Ni H 2016 Thromb Res View Researchers Basic research
Protein translation occurs in platelet concentrates despite riboflavin/UV light pathogen inactivation treatment Schubert P, Culibrk B, Karwal S, Goodrich RP, Devine DV 2016 Proteomics Clin Appl View Researchers Basic 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
Eltrombopag after allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation in a case of poor graft function and systematic review of the literature Dyba J, Tinmouth A, Bredeson C, Matthews J, Allan DS 2016 Transfus Med View Researchers Clinical research
Small molecule ice recrystallization inhibitors mitigate red blood cell lysis during freezing, transient warming and thawing Briard JG, Poisson JS, Turner TR, Capicciotti CJ, Acker JP, Ben RN 2016 Sci Rep View Researchers New or improved product or process
Association of blood donor age and sex with recipient survival after red blood cell transfusion Chassé M, Tinmouth A, English SW, Acker JP, Wilson K, Knoll G, Shehata N, Van Walraven C, Forster A, Ramsay T, McIntyre L, Fergusson DA 2016 JAMA Intern Med View Health care providers Clinical research
c-SRC protein tyrosine kinase regulates early HIV-1 infection post-entry McCarthy SDS, Sakac D, Neschadim A, Branch DR 2016 AIDS View Researchers Basic research
Exposure to ABO-nonidentical blood associated with increased in-hospital mortality in patients with group A blood Pai M, Cook R, Barty R, Eikelboom J, Lee KA, Heddle N 2016 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Platelet transfusion, alloimmunization, and management of platelet refractoriness Zeller M 2016 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Other
Testosterone-dependent sex differences in red blood cell hemolysis in storage, stress, and disease Kanias T, Sinchar D, Osei-Hwedieh D, Baust JJ, Jordan A, Zimring JC, Waterman HR, de Wolski KS, Acker JP, Gladwin MT 2016 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Compatibility of Lactated Ringer's Solution human blood products containing red blood cells: a systematic review protocol Wolfe D, English S, Fergusson D, Kanji S, Lalu M, Mendis N, Tinmouth A, McIntyre L 2016 OHRI Publications View Researchers Clinical research
Seroprevalence of Babesia microti infection in Canadian blood donors O'Brien SF, Delage G, Scalia V, Lindsay R, Bernier F, Dubuc S, Germain M, Pilot G, Yi Q-L, Fearon MA 2016 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Thrombolysis by chemically modified coagulation factor Xa Pryzdial ELG, Meixner SC, Talbot K, Eltringham-Smith LJ, Baylis JR, Lee FMH, Kastrup CJ, Sheffield WP 2016 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
Determining recruiting strategies for an adult stem cell registry Blake JT, McTaggart K, Killeen D 2016 Oper Res Health Care View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Fibronectin maintains the balance between hemostasis and thrombosis Wang Y, Ni H 2016 Cell Mol Life Sci View Researchers Basic research
Management of immune-mediated thrombocytopenia Arnold DM, Nazi I, Smith JW, Warkentin TE 2016 Rossi's Principles of Transfusion Medicine View Health care providers Clinical research
Pathogen Inactivation Technologies: The Advent of Pathogen-Reduced Blood Components to Reduce Blood Safety Risk Devine DV, Schubert P 2016 Hematol Oncol Clin North Am View Blood operators Other
Small molecule phagocytosis inhibitors for immune cytopenias Neschadim A, Kotra LP, Branch DR 2016 Autoimmun Rev View Researchers Basic research
Value of MMA crossmatch? Tong TN, Cserti-Gazdewich CM, Branch DR 2016 Transfus Med View Researchers Basic research
Development of standard definitions for surveillance of complications related to blood donation Goldman M, Land K, Robillard P, Wiersum-Osselton J 2016 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Laboratory management of perinatal patients with apparently "new" anti-D Hannon J, Clarke G 2016 Immunohematology View Researchers Basic research
Mechanistic properties of intravenous immunoglobulin in murine immune thrombocytopenia: support for Fc?RIIB falls by the wayside Crow AR, Lazarus AH 2016 Semin Hematol View Researchers Basic research
Molecular immunohematology at Canadian Blood Services: red cell antigen genotyping Goldman M, Hannaford K, Hannon J, Berardi P 2016 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Other
O-aryl-glycoside ice recrystallization inhibitors as novel cryoprotectants: A structure-function study Capicciotti CJ, Mancini RS, Turner TR, Koyama T, Alteen MG, Doshi M, Inada T, Acker JP, Ben RN 2016 ACS Omega View Researchers Basic research
Rationale and design of platelet transfusions in haematopoietic stem cell transplantation: the PATH pilot study Tay J, Allan D, Beattie S, Bredeson C, Fergusson D, Maze D, Sabloff M, Thavorn K, Tinmouth A 2016 BMJ Open View Researchers Clinical research