Our Research Publications

Updated August 2024

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
An evaluation of the clinical impacts of 7-day platelets Ning S, Gabarin N, Li N, Liu Y, Lucier K, Barty R, Acker J, Webert KE, Warkentin TE, Arnold DM, Heddle NM 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Validation Plan for Lower Volume Blood tubes Siegal D, Callum J, Sztainert T 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Malattia emolitica del neonato (HDN): malattia di Rhesus (Rh) e MEN da altri anticorpi non-ABO International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2023 ICTMG.org View General public Other
Desialylated Platelet Clearance in the Liver is a Novel Mechanism of Systemic Immunosuppression Li J, Karakas D, Xue F, Chen Y, Zhu G, Yucel YH, MacParland SA, Zhang H, Semple JW, Freedman J, Shi Q, Ni H 2023 Research View Researchers Basic research
Transfusion medicine education delivery in Rwanda: Adapting Transfusion Camp to a resource-limited setting Skelton T, Nizeyimana F, Pendergrast J, Hagumimana J, Masaisa F, Kanyamuhunga A, Gashaija C, Callum J, Pavenski K, Khandelwal A, Lieberman L, Chargé S, Kapitany C, Morgan M, Meirovich H, Lin Y 2023 Transfusion View Health care providers Education research
Alternatives to blood donor deferral of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men: Acceptability of screening the sexual risk behavior of all blood donors Fisher WA, Kohut T, Woo H, Haw J 2023 Transfusion View Blood operators MSM research
Prophylaxis use of clotting factor replacement products in people with non-severe haemophilia: A review of the literature Iorio A, Königs C, Reding MT, Rotellini D, Skinner MW, Mancuso ME, Berntorp E 2023 Haemophilia View Health care providers Clinical research
Cross-Canada Variability in Blood Donor SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence by Social Determinants of Health O’Brien SF, Caffrey N, Yi Q-L, Bolotin S, Janjua NZ, Binka M, Thanh CQ, Stein DR, Lang A, Colquhoun A, Pambrun C, Reedman CN, Drews SJ 2023 Microbiol Spectr View Researchers Clinical research
Evaluating variation in perioperative red blood cell transfusion for patients undergoing elective gastrointestinal cancer surgery Zuckerman J, Coburn N, Callum J, Mahar AL, Lin Y, Turgeon AF, McLeod R, Pearsall E, Martel G, Hallet J 2023 Surgery View Researchers Clinical research
Innovation & Portfolio Management Annual Impact Report 2022 – 2023 Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2023 Blood.ca website View General public Other
Granulocyte transfusion therapy Gardner E, Fernandes M, Latour C, Seftel M, Acker J, Clarke G 2023 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Leveraging Donor Populations to Study the Epidemiology and Pathogenesis of Transfusion-Transmitted and Emerging Infectious Diseases Bloch EM, Busch MP, Corash LM, Dodd R, Hailu B, Kleinman S, O'Brien S, Petersen L, Stramer SL, Katz L 2023 Transfus Med Rev View Researchers New or improved product or process
International Forum on Blood Donation in Individuals with Current, Past or Germline Predisposition to Malignancy: Summary Baggio D, Fox LC, Wood EM, Aditya RN, Goldman M, van den Berg K, Kayser S, Wuchter P, Namba N, Tsuno NH, Makino S, Lee CK, Akhtar N, Shah F, Miflin G, Prati D, La Raja M, La Rocca U, Richard P, Tiberghien P, Harley RJ, Raouf MY, Sharma R, Kaur S, Bruijns S, Prakke-Weekamp H, Dunbar N 2023 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Medication use in Canadian blood donors Goldman M, Miller O, O'Brien SF 2023 Vox Sang View Blood operators Clinical research
FAQ : plasma traité au solvant-détergent (Octaplasma) Mack J, Gordon I, Romans R, Webert K, Ning S, Zeller M 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Plasma Components Stewart T 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
First Report of Successful Laser Warming for Frozen Gonadal Tissues and Oocytes in the Domestic Cat Model Rowlison T, Nagashima J, Acker J, Ben R, Daly J, Hagedorn, Comizzoli P 2023 Biopreserv Biobank View Researchers Basic research
Emotional Labor of Nurses and Phlebotomists in a New Source Plasma Collection Site During the COVID-19 Pandemic Holloway K 2023 Glob Qual Nurs Res View Researchers Ethical, legal & social implications research
Perivascular niche cells sense thrombocytopenia and activate hematopoietic stem cells in an IL-1 dependent manner Luis TC, Barkas N, Carrelha J, Giustacchini A, Mazzi S, Norfo R, Wu B, Aliouat A, Guerrero JA, Rodriguez-Meira A, Bouriez-Jones T, Macaulay IC, Jasztal M, Zhu G, Ni H, Robson MJ, Blakely RD, Mead AJ, Nerlov C, Ghevaert C, Jacobsen SEW 2023 Nat Commun View Researchers Basic research
HLA-haplotype redundancy and rareness in Canadian Blood Services' Stem Cell Registry and Cord Blood Bank: Novel metrics for optimizing utility Bailey AJM, Blake J, Ganz K, Seftel MD, Allan DS 2023 Transfusion View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Humoral and Cellular Response of Transplant Recipients to a Third Dose of mRNA SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Bailey AJM, Maganti HB, Cheng W, Shorr R, Arianne Buchan C, Allan DS 2023 Transplantation View Researchers Basic research
A Survey of Patient Experience in CML: American and Canadian Perspectives Hillis C, Flynn KE, Goldman EH, Moreira-Lucas TS, Visentini J, Dorman S, Ballinger R, Byrnes HF, De Palma A, Barbier V, Machado L, Atallah E 2023 Patient Prefer Adherence View Researchers Clinical research
Improved access yet inequitable experience: gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men’s views of more inclusive criteria for source plasma donation Vesnaver E, Butler-Foster T, Goldman M, Gibson E, Palumbo A, Lapierre D, Hill NE, MacDonagh R, Rubini KA, Bridel W, Miguel G, Rosser A, MacPherson P, Randall T, Osbourne-Sorrell W, O’Brien SF, Otis J, Greaves M, Al-Bakri TB, Germain M, Orvis S, Clapperton AT, Reid M, Labrecque M, Devine D, Presseau J 2023 BMC Public Health View Blood operators MSM research
Malattia emolitica del neonato (MEN): incompatibilità ABO International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2023 ICTMG.org View General public Other
SARS-CoV-2 RBD and Its Variants Can Induce Platelet Activation and Clearance: Implications for Antibody Therapy and Vaccinations against COVID-19 Ma X, Liang J, Zhu G, Bhoria P, Shoara AA, MacKeigan DT, Khoury CJ, Slavkovic S, Lin L, Karakas D, Chen Z, Prifti V, Liu Z, Shen C, Li Y, Zhang C, Dou J, Rousseau Z, Zhang J, Ni T, Lei X, Chen P, Wu X, Shaykhalishahi H, Mubareka S, Connelly KA, Zhang H, Rotstein O, Ni H 2023 Research View Researchers Clinical research
Unexpected difficulty in performance of a monocyte monolayer assay when using RBCs from a patient with sickle cell disease Lipman T, Bienz MN, Pendergrast J, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Branch DR 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Thymic stromal lymphopoietin induces platelet mitophagy and promotes thrombosis in Kawasaki disease Fu L, MacKeigan DT, Gong Q, Che D, Xu Y, Pi L, Sun C, Yu H, Chen K, Zhou H, Jiang Z, Wang Z, Zhang L, Cerenzia EG, Ni H, Gu X 2023 Brit J Haem View Researchers Clinical research
Transfusion Camp: Successes and challenges in scaling and expanding a transfusion medicine education program Lin Y, Khandelwal A, Kapitany C, Chargé S 2023 Transfus Apher Sci View Health care providers Education research
Prevalence of selected bleeding and thrombotic events in persons with hemophilia versus the general population: A scoping review Shapiro AD, Hardesty BM, Peyvandi F, Iorio A 2023 Res Pract Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research
Whole Blood and Apheresis Collection of Blood Components Intended for Transfusion Acker JP, Razatos A, Marks D 2023 AABB Technical Manual, 21st Edition View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Medication Deferrals in Blood Donors Goldman M, Jacquot C, Land K 2023 Transfus Med Rev View Blood operators Clinical research
International Forum on Management of Blood Donors with Culture-Positive Platelet Donations: Summary Vassallo R, Kamel H, Goel R, Al-Riyami AZ, Al Muharrmi Z, Jacquot C, Ramirez-Arcos S, Khandelwal A, Goldman M, Hands K, McLintock L, Mitchell H, Wendel S, Scuracchio P, Fachini R, Pettersson SM, Bengtsson J, Brailsford SR, Tossell J, Amorim L, Lopes ME, Pêcego M, Germain M, Renaud C, Morley SL, So R, Townsend M, Hopkins C, Harritshoej LH, Erikstrup C, Gosbell IB, Levin MH, Dennington PM, Dunbar N 2023 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
FAQ: Solvent detergent (S/D) treated plasma (Octaplasma) Mack J, Gordon R, Romans R, Webert K, Ning S, Zeller M 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Circulaire d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Composants plasmatiques Stewart T 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Loss of Autophagy Activity during Storage of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Grafts Is Associated with Reduced Potency Maganti H, Jahan S, Patel J, Kaushal R, McGregor C, Pasha R, Pineault N 2023 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Rapport d’impact annuel 2022-2023 Innovation et gestion du portefeuille Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2023 Blood.ca website View General public Other
Transfusion thérapeutique de granulocytes Gardner E, Fernandes M, Latour C, Seftel M, Acker J, Clarke G 2023 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Effect of Donor Sex on Recipient Mortality in Transfusion Chassé M, Fergusson DA, Tinmouth A, Acker JP, Perelman I, Tuttle A, English SW, Hawken S, Forster AJ, Shehata N, Thavorn K, Wilson K, Cober N, Maddison H, Tokessy M 2023 NEJM View Researchers Clinical research
Monitoring syphilis serology in blood donors: Is there utility as a surrogate marker of early transfusion transmissible infection behavioral risk? O'Brien SF, Drews SJ, Yi Q-L, Osmond L, Tran V, Zhou HY, Goldman M 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
What influences decisions to donate plasma? A rapid review of the literature Berger M, Easterbrook A, Holloway K, Devine D, Bansback N 2023 Vox Sang View Researchers Ethical, legal & social implications research
Auditing a recently implemented massive hemorrhage protocol: feasibility of assessing pre-specified metrics and compliance Leis M, Clarfield L, Lin Y, Gupta A, Da Luz L 2023 CJEM View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
KEL1 negative red cell transfusions for females of current or future child-bearing potential: A clinical impact and feasibility study Ning S, Morin PA, Elahie A, Li N, Liu Y, Barty R, Clarke G, Zeller M, Heddle NM 2023 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Immunogenicity and safety of mixed COVID-19 vaccine regimens in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: a single-centre prospective cohort study Hitchon CA, Mesa C, Bernstein CN, Marrie RA, Card C, O’Brien SF, Kim J 2023 BMJ Open View Health care providers Clinical research
Resource for Physicians: Hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN): IVIG in the management of Rh- and ABO-mediated HDN Lieberman L, La Rocca U, Estcourt L, Jug R, Louw V, Muniz-Diaz E, Maier RF, Christensen R, Goel R, Sheharyar R, Delaney M, Bercovitz R, Bake J, Ramsey G, Pessoa dos Santos M, Charge S, Wolfe A, Bathla A, On behalf of the International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines (ICTMG) 2023 ICTMG.org View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Genetically engineered transfusable platelets using mRNA lipid nanoparticles Leung J, Strong C, Badior KE, Robertson M, Wu X, Meledeo MA, Kang E, Paul M, Sato Y, Harashima H, Cap AP, Devine DV, Jan E, Cullis PR, Kastrup CJ 2023 Sci Adv View Researchers New or improved product or process
An unsupervised learning approach to identify immunoglobulin utilization patterns using electronic health records Riazi K, Ly M, Barty R, Callum J, Arnold DM, Heddle NM, Down DG, Sidhu D, Li N 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Cost-effectiveness of eltrombopag vs intravenous immunoglobulin for the perioperative management of immune thrombocytopenia Kaur MN, Arnold DM, Heddle NM, Cook RJ, Hsia C, Blostein M, Jamula E, Sholzberg M, Lin Y, Kassis J, Larratt L, Tinmouth A, Carruthers J, Li N, Liu Y, Xie F 2022 Blood Adv View Health care providers Clinical research
Loss of repeat convalescent plasma donors due to waning anti-SARS-CoV-2 plaque reduction neutralization test titers (April-December 2020) Drews S, Devine D, McManus J, Mendoza E, Manguiat K, Girardin R, Dupuis A, McDonough K, Lin J, Evans D, Pambrun C, Drebot M, Wood H 2022 Transfus Med Rev View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Plaquettes extraites de la couche leucoplaquettaire à teneur réduite en agents pathogènes Blais-Normandin I, Tordon B, Anani W 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Methods to Evaluate the Potential Clinical Significance of Antibodies to Red Blood Cells Boligan KF, Sandhu G, Branch DR 2022 Curr Protoc View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting