Our Research Publications

Updated August 2024

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
The association of prothrombin complex concentrates with postoperative outcomes in cardiac surgery: an observational substudy of the FIBRES randomized controlled trial Bartoszko J, Callum J, Karkouti K 2021 Can J Anaesth View Researchers Clinical research
Administration de produits sanguins O'Reilly C 2021 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
The Monocyte Monolayer Assay to Build a Personalized Pipeline of Transfusion Support in Highly Sensitized Sickle Cell Disease Vijenthira S, Nguyen J, Branch DR, Clarke G, Ward R, Saeed S, Cserti-Gazdewich C 2021 Blood View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Digital Microfluidic Hemagglutination Assays for Blood Typing, Donor Compatibility Testing, and Hematocrit Analysis Sklavounos AA, Lamanna J, Modi D, Gupta S, Mariakakis A, Callum J, Wheeler AR 2021 Clin Chem View Researchers New or improved product or process
The estimated risk of SARS-CoV- 2 infection via cornea transplant in Canada O’Brien SF, Lewin A, Yi Q-L, Dowling G, Fissette E, Drews SJ 2021 Cell Tissue Bank View Health care providers Clinical research
Stuttering priapism in a patient with sickle cell trait treated with automated red cell exchange transfusion Ebraheem MS, Verhovsek M 2021 Blood Adv View Health care providers Clinical research
International Forum on the Collection and Use of COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma: Responses Al-Riyami AZ, Burnouf T, Yazer M, Triulzi D, Kuma? LT, Sa?dur L, Pelit NB, Bazin R, Hindawi SI, Badawi MA, Patidar GK, Pandey HC, Chaurasia R, Fachini RM, Scuracchio P, Wendel S, Ang AL, Ong KH, Young P, Ihalainen J, Vierikko A, Qiu Y, Yang R, Xu H, Rahimi-Levene N, Shinar E, Izak M, Gonzalez CA, Ferrari DM, Cini PV, Aditya RN, Sharma RR, Sachdev S, Hans R, Lamba DS, Nissen-Meyer LSH, Devine DV, Lee CK, Leung JN-S, Hung IFN, Tiberghien P, Gallian P, Morel P, Al Maamari K, Al-Hinai Z, Vrielink H, So-Osman C, De Angelis V, Berti P, Ostuni A, Marano G, Nevessignsky MT, El Ekiaby M, Daly J, Hoad V, Kim S, van den Berg K, Vermeulen M, Glatt TN, Schäfer R, Reik R, Gammon R, Lopez M, Estcourt L, MacLennan S, Roberts D, Louw V, Dunbar N 2021 Vox Sang View Researchers Clinical research
Frequency and timing of all-cause deaths in visits involving suspected transfusion reactions, and the significance of cardiopulmonary disturbances McVey MJ, Cohen R, Arsenault V, Escorcia A, Tasmin F, Pendergrast J, Lieberman L, Lin Y, Callum J, Cserti-Gazdewich C 2021 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Stepwise Reversion of Multiply Mutated Recombinant Antitrypsin Reveals a Selective Inhibitor of Coagulation Factor XIa as Active as the M358R Variant Hamada M, Bhakta V, Andres SN, Sheffield WP 2021 Front Cardiovasc Med View Researchers Basic research
International Forum on Walking Blood Bank Programmes: Responses Martinaud C, Scorer T, Lozano M, Miles A, Fitchett G, Ba A, Wikman A, Nimberger-Hansson P, Enbuske S, Bohon?k M, Devine D, Beckett AN, Mbanya D, T'Sas F, Degueldre J, Chueca M, Dedome E, Apelseth T, Strandenes G, Wendel S, Fachini R, Olszewski A, Dupont C, Glassberg E, Shinar E, Taylor AL, Corley JB, Nadarajan VS, Dunbar N 2021 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Novel Mechanisms of Thrombopoietin Generation: The Essential Role of Kupffer Cells Karakas D, Li J, Ni H 2021 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Anti-platelet factor 4 antibodies causing VITT do not cross-react with SARS-CoV-2 spike protein Greinacher A, Selleng K, Mayerle J, Palankar R, Wesche J, Reiche S, Aebischer A, Warkentin TE, Muenchhoff M, Hellmuth JC, Keppler OT, Duerschmied D, Lother A, Rieg S, Gawaz MP, Mueller KAL, Scheer CS, Napp M, Hahnenkamp K, Lucchese G, Vogelgesang A, Flöel A, Lovreglio P, Stufano A, Marschalek R, Thiele T 2021 Blood View Researchers Clinical research
Buffy coat platelets coming to America: Are we ready? Gammon RR, Devine D, Katz LM, Quinley E, Wu Y, Rowe K, Razatos A, Min K, Reichenberg S, Smith R 2021 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid in acute traumatic brain injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized-controlled trials Lawati KA, Sharif S, Maqbali SA, Rimawi HA, Petrosoniak A, Belley-Cote EP, Sharma SV, Morgenstern J, Fernando SM, Owen JJ, Zeller M, Quinlan D, Alhazzani W, Rochwerg B 2021 Intensive Care Med Researchers Clinical research
Identification of an alpha-1 antitrypsin variant with enhanced specificity for factor XIa by phage display, bacterial expression, and combinatorial mutagenesis Bhakta V, Hamada M, Nouanesengsy A, Lapierre J, Perruzza DL, Sheffield WP 2021 Sci Rep View Researchers Basic research
Multimerin 1 supports platelet function in vivo and binds to specific GPAGPOGPX motifs in fibrillar collagens that enhance platelet adhesion Leatherdale A, Parker DA, Tasneem S, Wang Y, Bihan D, Bonna A, Hamaia SW, Gross PL, Ni H, Doble BW, Lillicrap D, Farndale RW, Hayward CPM 2021 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
Research initiatives of blood services worldwide in response to the covid-19 pandemic O'Brien SF, Lieshout-Krikke RW, Lewin A, Erikstrup C, Steele WR, Uzicanin S, Custer B, the Surveillance RA, Policy Sub-group of the ISBT Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party 2021 Vox Sang View Researchers Clinical research
Systematic review and meta-analysis of outcomes in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism Patel P, Patel P, Bhatt M, Braun C, Begum H, Nieuwlaat R, Khatib R, Martins CC, Zhang Y, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta I, Varghese J, Alturkmani H, Bahaj W, Baig M, Kehar R, Mustafa A, Ponnapureddy R, Sethi A, Thomas M, Wooldridge D, Lim W, Bates SM, Lang E, Le Gal G, Haramati LB, Kline J, Righini M, Wiercioch W, Schünemann H, Mustafa RA 2021 Blood Adv View Researchers Clinical research
In vitro assessment and phase I randomized clinical trial of anfibatide a snake venom derived anti-thrombotic agent targeting human platelet GPIb? Li BX, Dai X, Xu XR, Adili R, Neves MAD, Lei X, Shen C, Zhu G, Wang Y, Zhou H, Hou Y, Ni T, Pasman Y, Yang Z, Qian F, Zhao Y, Gao Y, Liu J, Teng M, Marshall AH, Cerenzia EG, Li ML, Ni H 2021 Sci Rep View Researchers Clinical research
Characteristics of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Recovered COVID-19 Subjects Huynh A, Arnold DM, Smith JW, Moore JC, Zhang A, Chagla Z, Harvey BJ, Stacey HD, Ang JC, Clare R, Ivetic N, Chetty VT, Bowdish DME, Miller MS, Kelton JG, Nazy I 2021 Viruses View Researchers Clinical research
An international comparison of HIV prevalence and incidence in blood donors and general population: a BEST Collaborative study Germain M, Grégoire Y, Custer BS, Goldman M, Bravo M, Kamel H, Davison K, Field S, van den Hurk K, van de Laar TJW, Irving DO, Jones A, Liumbruno G, Morley S, O’Brien SF, Pillonel J, Steinsvåg CT, Takanashi M, Tsuno NH, Vesga Carasa MA, Wendel S, Vassallo RR, Tiberghien P, for the BEST Collaborative 2021 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Concentré de recherche: L’administration d’albumine par voie intraveineuse ne conduit pas à de meilleurs résultats chez les personnes subissant des opérations cardiaques Bartoszko J 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
The systematic use of evidence-based methodologies and technologies enhances shared decision-making in the 2018 International Consensus Conference on Patient Blood Management Van Remoortel H, Aranko K, Mueller MM, De Buck E, Devine D, Folléa G, Meybohm P, Tiberghien P, Wood EM, Vandekerckhove P, Seifried E 2020 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Age-Specific SARS-CoV-2 Infection Fatality and Case Identification Fraction in Ontario, Canada Fisman DN, Drews SJ, Tuite AR, O’Brien SF 2020 medRxiv View Researchers Clinical research
Characterizing the ability of an ice recrystallization inhibitor to improve platelet cryopreservation Waters L, Ben R, Acker JP, Padula MP, Marks DC, Johnson L 2020 Cryobiology View Researchers New or improved product or process
Crosstalk Between Platelets and Microbial Pathogens Li C, Li J, Ni H 2020 Front Immunol View Researchers Basic research
Evidence for sustained mucosal and systemic antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 antigens in COVID-19 patients Isho B, Abe KT, Zuo M, Jamal AJ, Rathod B, Wang JH, Li Z, Chao G, Rojas OL, Bang YM, Pu A, Christie-Holmes N, Gervais C, Ceccarelli D, Samavarchi-Tehrani P, Guvenc F, Budylowski P, Li A, Paterson A, Yun YF, Marin LG, Caldwell L, Wrana JL, Colwill K, Sicheri F, Mubareka S, Gray-Owen SD, Drews SJ, Siqueira WL, Barrios-Rodiles M, Ostrowski M, Rini JM, Durocher Y, J.McGeer A, Gommerman JL, Gingras A-C 2020 medRxiv View Researchers Basic research
Phenotype matching and storage age of blood for sickle cell patients: A review and recommendations for transfusion practice Morin P-A, Skeate R, Clarke G 2020 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Safety and efficacy of self-administered romiplostim in patients with immune thrombocytopenia: Results of an integrated database of five clinical trials Kuter DJ, Arnold DM, Rodeghiero F, Janssens A, Selleslag D, Bird R, Newland A, Mayer J, Wang K, Olie R 2020 Am J Hematol View Researchers Clinical research
The unique characteristics of COVID-19 coagulopathy Iba T, Levy J, Conors J, Warkentin T, Tachil J, Levi M 2020 Crit Care View Health care providers Clinical research
Association of Influenza Activity and Environmental Conditions With the Risk of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease Berry I, Tuite AR, Salomon A, Drews S, Harris AD, Hatchette T, Johnson C, Kwong J, Lojo J, McGeer A, Mermel L, Ng V, Fisman DN 2020 JAMA Netw Open View Health care providers Clinical research
Cluster-randomized trials in transfusion medicine Sirotich E, Barty R, Li N, Arnold DM 2020 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Development of an Ordinal Scale Treatment Endpoint for Adults Hospitalized With Influenza Lee N, Smith SW, Hui DSC, Ye M, Zelyas N, Chan PKS, Drews SJ, Zapernick L, Wong R, Labib M, Shokoples S, Eurich DT 2020 Clin Infect Dis View Researchers Clinical research
Good practice statements (GPS) for the clinical care of patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura Zheng XL, Vesely SK, Cataland SR, Coppo P, Geldziler B, Iorio A, Matsumoto M, Mustafa RA, Pai M, Rock G, Russell L, Tarawneh R, Valdes J, Peyvandi F 2020 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Promoting access to COVID-19 convalescent plasma in low- and middle-income countries Bloch EM, Goel R, Montemayor C, Cohn C, Tobian AAR 2020 Transfus Apher Sci View Health care providers Clinical research
Sustained Depletion of FXIII-A by Inducing Acquired FXIII-B Deficiency Strilchuk AW, Meixner SC, Leung J, Safikhan N, Kulkarni JA, Russell HM, van der Meel R, Sutherland MR, Owens AP, Palumbo J, Conway EM, Pryzdial EL, Cullis P, Kastrup CJ 2020 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Whole Blood and Apheresis Collection of Blood Components Intended for Transfusion Acker J, Razatos A 2020 AABB Technical Manual, 20th Edition Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Variations in hemoglobin measurement and eligibility criteria across blood donation services are associated with differing low-hemoglobin deferral rates: a BEST Collaborative study Zalpuri S, Romeijn B, Allara E, Goldman M, Kamel H, Gorlin J, Vassallo R, Grégoire Y, Goto N, Flanagan P, Speedy J, Buser A, Kutner JM, Magnussen K, Castrén J, Culler L, Sussmann H, Prinsze FJ, Belanger K, Compernolle V, Tiberghien P, Cardenas JM, Gandhi MJ, West KA, Lee CK, James S, Wells D, Sutor LJ, Wendel S, Coleman M, Seltsam A, Roden K, Steele WR, Bohonek M, Alcantara R, Di Angelantonio E, van den Hurk K, BEST Collaborative 2020 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
A call for caution in use of pertussis vaccine effectiveness studies to estimate waning immunity: A Canadian Immunization Research Network Study Crowcroft NS, Schwartz KL, Savage RD, Chen C, Johnson C, Li Y, Marchand-Austin A, Bolotin S, Deeks SL, Jamieson FB, Drews SJ, Russell ML, Svenson LW, Simmonds K, Righolt CH, Bell C, Mahmud SM, Kwong JC 2020 Clin Infect Dis View Researchers Clinical research
Concentré de recherche: Protéger les patients atteints d’anémie falciforme contre le risque d’allo-immunisation?: avantages du génotypage Shih AW 2020 Blood.ca website Health care providers Clinical research
The efficacy of ice recrystallization inhibitors in rat lung cryopreservation using a low cost technique for ex vivo subnormothermic lung perfusion Lautner L, Himmat S, Acker JP, Nagendran J 2020 Cryobiology View Researchers Basic research
Illustrated State-of-the-Art Capsules of the ISTH 2020 Congress Ariens R, Becattini C, Bender M, Bergmeier W, Castoldi E, Devreese K, Ellis M, Gailani D, Ignjatovic V, James PD, Kerrigan S, Lambert M, Lee LH, Levi M, Maugeri N, Meijers J, Melero-Martin J, Michelson AD, Mingozzi F, Neeves K, Ni H, Olsson A-K, Prohászka Z, Ranson M, Riva N, Senis Y, van Ommen CH, Vaughan DE, Weisel J 2020 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
New insights into IVIg mechanisms and alternatives in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases Norris PAA, Kaur G, Lazarus AH 2020 Curr Opin Hematol View Researchers Basic research
Research Unit: Estimating hemophilia prevalence and life expectancy Iorio A 2020 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
Transfusion of blood components containing ABO-incompatible plasma does not lead to higher mortality in civilian trauma patients Seheult JN, Dunbar NM, Hess JR, Tuott EE, Bahmanyar M, Campbell J, Fontaine M, Khan J, Ko A, Mi J, Murphy MF, Nykoluk T, Poisson J, Raval JS, Shih A, Sperry JL, Staves J, Wong M, Yan MTS, Ziman A, Yazer MH, Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative 2020 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
A case series of inactivated Japanese encephalitis virus vaccination associated with positive West Nile virus blood donor screening nucleic acid tests Drews SJ, Makowski K, Wood H, Dimitrova K, Yan MTS, Young D, Skeate R, Ng M, Hawes G, Fearon M, Bigham M 2020 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Aging, chronic inflammation, and platelet hyperactivity Ma W, Karakas D, Chen ZY, Ni H 2020 Ann Blood View Researchers Basic research
Circulaire d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Cellules progénitrices hématopoïétiques de sang de cordon ombilical Jenkins C 2020 Blood.ca website Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
A crosswalk tabular review on methods and outcomes from randomized clinical trials using pathogen reduced platelets Rebulla P, Garban F, van der Meer PF, Heddle NM, McCullough J 2020 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Platelet autoantibodies in the bone marrow of patients with immune thrombocytopenia Shrestha S, Nazy I, Smith JW, Kelton JG, Arnold DM 2020 Blood Adv View Health care providers Clinical research