Our Research Publications

Updated November 2023

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Necrotizing enterocolitis and mortality after transfusion of ABO non-identical blood Parvizian MK, Barty R, Heddle NM, Li N, McDougall T, Mukerji A, Fusch C, Solh Z 2021 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Clinical and laboratory predictors of fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia Matusiak K, Patriquin CJ, Deniz S, Dzaja N, Smith JW, Wang G, Nazy I, Kelton JG, Arnold DM 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Severe fetal anemia caused by anti-Jra: Burst forming unit-erythroid colony formation inhibition assay suggesting possible erythroid suppression mechanism Tran A, Yan MTS, Branch DR, Blacquiere M, Pineault N, Pasha R, Clarke G 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
An international survey on the role of the hospital transfusion committee Yazer MH, Lozano M, Fung M, Kutner J, Murphy MF, Oveland Apelseth T, Poglod R, Selleng K, Tinmouth A, Wendel S, Yahalom V, on behalf of the BEST Collaborative 2017 Transfusion View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Current practices in perioperative blood management for patients undergoing liver resection: a survey of surgeons and anesthesiologists Bennett S, Ayoub A, Tran A, English S, Tinmouth A, McIsaac DI, Fergusson D, Martel G 2018 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
How do I interpret a confidence interval? O'Brien SF, Yi QL 2016 Transfusion View Researchers Other
Storage of red blood cells affects membrane composition, microvesiculation, and in vitro quality Almizraq R, Tchir JD, Holovati JL, Acker JP 2013 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
The first case of severe acute hemolytic transfusion reaction caused by anti-Sc2 Lemay A-S, Tong TN, Branch DR, Huang M, Sumner C, Oldfield L, Hawes J, Cserti-Gazdewich CM, Lau W 2018 Transfusion View Researchers 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
Eluates from DAT-positive patients with or without hemolysis after high-dose IVIG yield predominantly IgG isoagglutinins of IgG2 subclass Yung GP, Seebach JD, Baerenzung N, Pendergrast J, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Branch DR 2019 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
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
Blood donors implicated in transfusion-related acute lung injury with patient-specific HLA antibodies are more broadly sensitized to HLA antigens compared to other blood donors Saw CL, Hannach B, Petrazsko T, Nickerson P 2013 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Complement C1q enhances homing-related responses of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells Jalili A, Marquez-Curtis L, Shirvaikar N, Wysoczynski M, Ratajczak M, Janowska-Wieczorek A 2010 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Proteomic analysis of red blood cells from donors exhibiting high hemolysis demonstrates a reduction in membrane?associated proteins involved in the oxidative response Chen D, Schubert P, Devine DV 2017 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
More than one way to enhance bacterial detection in platelet components Kamel H, Goldman M 2018 Transfusion View Other New or improved product or process
Trends and outcomes in multicomponent blood transfusion: an 11-year cohort study of a large multisite academic center Perelman I, Saidenberg E, Tinmouth A, Fergusson D 2019 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Transfusion Camp: a prospective evaluation of a transfusion education program for multispecialty postgraduate trainees Lin Y, Tilokee E, Chargé S, Alam A, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Lau W, Lee C, Lieberman L, Nixon P, Owens W, Pavenski K, Pendergrast J, Saidenberg E, Shehata N, Skeate R, Yi Q-L, Conrad D, Dudebout J, Hsia CC, Murphy M, Prokopchuk-Gauk O, Shah A, Solh Z, Trudeau J, Zeller MP, Callum J 2019 Transfusion View Health care providers Other
Preparing small-dose red cell concentrates (RCCs) for neonatal and pediatric transfusions: Impact of RCC volume, storage, and irradiation Olafson C, William N, Howell A, Beaudin L, Gill B, Clarke G, Stephens S, Lopes-Carvalho D, Lane D, Schubert P, McTaggart K, Acker JP 2022 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Determining staffing requirements for blood donor clinics: the Canadian Blood Services experience Blake JT, Shimla S 2014 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Donor criteria for men who have sex with men: a Canadian perspective Goldman M, Lapierre D, Lemay L, Devine D, Sher G 2014 Transfusion View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Evaluation of the sterility testing process of hematopoietic stem cells at Canadian Blood Services Mastronardi C, Yang L, Halpenny M, Toye B, Ramirez-Arcos S 2012 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
New RHD variant alleles Garcia F, Rodriguez M-A, Goldman M, Azcarate M-N, Rodriguez M-I, Muniz-Diaz E, Puente F, Alshatti H, Haimila K, Molano A, Garaizar A, Ochoa-Garay G 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Quality of red blood cells washed using a second wash sequence on an automated cell processor Hansen AL, Turner TR, Kurach JDR, Acker JP 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Risk of exposure to blood products during pregnancy: guidance for Zika and other donor deferral policies Murphy MS, Shehata N, Colas JA, Chassé M, Fergusson DA, O'Brien SF, Goldman M, Tinmouth A, Forster AJ, Wilson K 2017 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
The role of inflammation in intravenous immune globulin-mediated hemolysis Pendergrast J, Willie-Ramharack K, Sampson L, Laroche V, Branch DR 2015 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
What's in a name? Patient registration errors and their threat to transfusion safety Ning S, Yan MTS, Downie H, Callum J 2018 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
IgG3 anti-Kell allotypic variation results in differential antigen binding and phagocytosis Cen SY, Holton MB, Binnington B, Denomme GA, Howie HL, Lebedev JN, Zimring JC, Branch DR 2020 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Cost-effectiveness of noninvasive fetal RhD blood group genotyping in nonalloimmunized and alloimmunized pregnancies Gajic-Veljanoski O, Li C, Schaink AK, Guo J, Shehata N, Charames GS, de Vrijer B, Clarke G, Pechlivanoglou P, Okun N, Kandel R, Dooley J, Higgins C, Ng V, Sikich N 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
The safety of COVID-19 convalescent plasma donation: A multi-institutional donor hemovigilance study Cho JH, Rajbhandary S, van Buren NL, Fung MK, Al-Ghafry M, Fridey JL, Dy BA, Ziman A, Schreiber GB, Gammon RR, Reik R, Stubbs JR, van Buskirk CM, Kamel H, Townsend MJ, Zeller MP, Gottschall JL 2021 Transfusion View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Assessment of the soluble proteins HMGB1, CD40L and CD62P during various platelet preparation processes and the storage of platelet concentrates: The BEST collaborative study Cognasse F, Hamzeh Cognasse H, Eyraud MA, Prier A, Arthaud CA, Tiberghien P, Begue S, de Korte D, Gouwerok E, Greinacher A, Aurich K, Noorman F, Dumont L, Kelly K, Cloutier M, Bazin R, Cardigan R, Huish S, Smethurst P, Devine D, Schubert P, Johnson L, Marks DC, Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
HIV incidence and related risks among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver: Informing blood donor selection criteria in Canada Lambert G, Cox J, Fourmigue A, Dvorakova M, Apelian H, Moodie EEM, Grace D, Skakoon-Sparling S, Moore DM, Lachowsky N, Jollimore J, Lal A, Parlette A, Hart TA 2022 Transfusion View Researchers MSM research
Multicenter evaluation of the IL-3-pSTAT5 assay to assess the potency of cryopreserved stem cells from cord blood units: The BEST Collaborative study Trépanier P, Fournier D, Simard C, Fontaine MJ, Stroncek D, Takanashi M, McKenna D, Schwartz J, Tanhehco YC, Reems J-A, Torrents S, Kogler G, Liedtke S, Giroux M, Holovati JL, Louis I, Prasath A, Pineault N, Bazin R, The Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Extended storage and glucose exhaustion are associated with apoptotic changes in platelets stored in additive solution Johnson L, Schubert P, Tan S, Devine DV, Marks DC 2015 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
How do I interpret a p value? O'Brien SF, Osmond L, Yi Q-L 2015 Transfusion View Researchers Other
Impact of ethnicity on human umbilical cord blood banking: a systematic review Akyurekli C, Chan JY, Elmoazzen H, Tay J, Allan DS 2014 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Proceedings of the Food and Drug Administration's public workshop on new red blood cell product regulatory science 2016 Vostal JG, Buehler PW, Gelderman MP, Alayash AI, Doctor A, Zimring JC, Glynn SA, Hess JR, Klein H, Acker JP, Spinella PC, D'Alessandro A, Palsson B, Raife TJ, Busch MP, McMahon TJ, Intaglietta M, Swartz HM, Dubick MA, Cardin S, Patel RP, Natanson C, Weisel JW, Muszynski JA, Norris PJ, Ness PM 2018 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Transfusion-related acute lung injury after transfusion of pooled immune globulin: a case report Quest GR, Gaal H, Clarke G, Nahirniak S 2014 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Assessing opportunities and challenges for establishing a national program to distribute cord blood for research Isasi R, Mastronardi C, Golder M, Allan D, Walker M, Halpenny M, Yang L, Elmoazzen H, Chargé S 2018 Transfusion View Researchers Other
Platelet vesicles are potent inflammatory mediators in red blood cell products and washing reduces the inflammatory phenotype Almizraq R, Kipkeu B, Acker JP 2020 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Exploring the components of bleeding outcomes in transfusion trials for patients with hematologic malignancy Balitsky AK, Liu Y, Van der Meer PF, Heddle NM, Arnold DM 2021 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among blood donors after the first COVID-19 wave in Canada Saeed S, Drews SJ, Pambrun C, Yi Q-L, Osmond L, O'Brien SF 2021 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Climate change and parasitic risk to the blood supply Drews SJ, Wendel S, Leiby DA, Tonnetti L, Ushiro-Lumb I, O'Brien SF, Lieshout-Krikke RW, Bloch EM, the International Society of Blood Transfusion Working Party Parasite Subgroup 2023 Transfusion View Blood operators Clinical research
National Blood Foundation 2021 Research and Development summit: Discovery, innovation, and challenges in advancing blood and biotherapies Holmberg JA, Henry SM, Burnouf T, Devine D, Marschner S, Boothby TC, Burger SR, Chou ST, Custer B, Blumberg N, Siegel DL, Spitalnik SL 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Antibody specific for the glycophorin A complex mediates intravenous immune globulin-resistant anemia in a murine model Chen X, Ghaffar H, Jen CC, Lazarus AH 2014 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Bacterial contamination in platelets: incremental improvements drive down but do not eliminate risk Jenkins C, Rami­rez-Arcos S, Goldman M, Devine DV 2011 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Blood Group Antigen Matching Influence on Gestational Outcomes (AMIGO) study Delaney M, Wikman A, van de Watering L, Schonewille H, Verdoes JP, Emery SP, Murphy MF, Staves J, Flach S, Arnold DM, Kaufman RM, Ziman A, Harm SK, Fung M, Eppes CS, Dunbar NM, Buser A, Meyer E, Savoia H, Abeysinghe P, Heddle N, Tinmouth A, Traore AN, Yazer MH, for the Best Collaborative 2017 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Dengue virus persists and replicates during storage of platelet and red blood cell units Sutherland MR, Simon AY, Serrano K, Schubert P, Acker JP, Pryzdial ELG 2016 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Fatal false-negative transfusion infection involving a buffy coat platelet pool contaminated with biofilm-positive Staphylococcus epidermidis: a case report Kou Y, Pagotto F, Hannach B, Ramirez-Arcos S 2015 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Improved mouse models for the study of treatment modalities for immune-mediated platelet destruction Katsman Y, Foo AH, Leontyev D, Branch DR 2010 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Safety of blood donation by individuals over age 70 and their contribution to the blood supply in five developed countries: a BEST Collaborative group study Goldman M, Germain M, Gregoire Y, Vassallo RR, Kamel H, Bravo M, Irving DO, Di Angelantonio E, Steele WR, O'Brien SF, for the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative (BEST) Investigators 2019 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process