Our Research Publications

Updated November 2023

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Antenatal management in fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia: a systematic review Winkelhorst D, Murphy MF, Greinacher A, Shehata N, Bakchoul T, Massey E, Baker J, Lieberman L, Tanael S, Hume H, Arnold DM, Baidya S, Bertrand G, Bussel J, Kjaer M, Kaplan C, Kjeldsen-Kragh J, Oepkes D, Ryan G 2017 Blood Health care providers Clinical research
Anthocyanin Extract from Black Rice Significantly Ameliorates Platelet Hyperactivity and Hypertriglyceridemia in Dyslipidemic Rats Induced by High Fat Diets Yang Y, Andrews MC, Hu Y, Wang D, Qin Y, Zhu Y, Ni H, Ling W 2011 J Agric Food Chem Researchers Basic research
Anti-A and anti-B: what are they and where do they come from? Branch DR 2015 Transfusion Researchers Other
Antibacterial activity, inflammatory response, coagulation and cytotoxicity effects of silver nanoparticles Martinez-Gutierrez F, Thi EP, Silverman JM, de Oliveira CC, Svensson SL, Hoek AV, Sanchez EM, Reiner NE, Gaynor EC, Pryzdial ELG, Conway EM, Orrantia E, Ruiz F, Av-Gay Y, Bach H 2012 Nanomedicine Researchers Basic research
Antibody binding to megakaryocytes in vivo in patients with immune thrombocytopenia Arnold DM, Nazi I, Toltl LJ, Ross C, Ivetic N, Smith JW, Liu Y, Kelton JG 2015 Eur J Haematol Researchers Clinical research
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 Researchers Basic research
Antibody-mediated immune suppression is improved when blends of anti-RBC monoclonal antibodies are used in mice Bernardo L, Amash A, Marjoram D, Lazarus AH 2016 Blood Researchers Basic research
Antibody-Mediated Immune Suppression of Erythrocyte Alloimmunization Can Occur Independently from Red Cell Clearance or Epitope Masking in a Murine Model Yu H, Stowell SR, Bernardo L, Hendrickson JE, Zimring JC, Amash A, Uchikawa M, Lazarus AH 2014 J Immunol Researchers Basic research
Anti-D; a type of IVIg Khan R, Lazarus A 2018 Antibody Therapy: Substitution - Immunomodulation - Monoclonal Immunotherapy Health care providers Other
Antigen modulation as a potential mechanism of anti-KEL immunoprophylaxis in mice Liu J, Santhanakrishnan M, Natarajan P, Gibb DR, Eisenbarth SC, Tormey CA, Siddon AJ, Stowell SR, Branch DR, Hendrickson JE 2016 Blood Researchers Basic research
Antigens protected functional red blood cells by the membrane grafting of compact hyperbranched polyglycerols Chapanian R, Constantinescu I, Brooks DE, Scott MD, Kizhakkedathu J 2013 J Vis Exp Researchers Basic research
Antimicrobial activity of flavonoids from Piper lanceaefolium and other Colombian medicinal plants against antibiotic susceptible and resistant strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Ruddock PS, Charland M, Ramirez S, Lopez A, Neil Towers GH, Arnason JT, Liao M, Dillon JA 2011 Sex Transm Dis Researchers Basic research
Anti-RhD reduces levels of detectable RhD antigen following anti-RhD infusion Sullivan HC, Arthur CM, Thompson L, Patel SR, Stowell SR, Hendrickson JE, Lazarus AH 2018 Transfusion Health care providers Clinical research
Apixaban for treatment of confirmed heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: a case report and review of literature Ezekwudo DE, Chacko R, Gbadamosi B, Batool S, Gaikazian S, Warkentin TE, Sheppard JI, Jaiyesimi I 2017 Exp Hematol Oncol Researchers Clinical research
Application of the ADVIA cerebrospinal fluid assay to count residual red blood cells in blood components Culibrk B, Stone E, Levin E, Weiss S, Serrano K, Devine DV 2012 Vox Sang Health care providers New or improved product or process
Applications of Liposomes in Biopreservation Da Silveira Cavalcante L, Holovati J, Acker J 2016 Multiscale technologies for cryomedicine: implementation from nano to macroscale Researchers Basic research
Approach to the diagnosis and management of drug-induced immune thrombocytopenia Arnold DM, Nazi I, Warkentin TE, Smith JW, Toltl LJ, George JN, Kelton JG 2013 Transfus Med Rev Health care providers Clinical research
Approaches for analysis of erythroid cell parameters and hemoglobinopathies in mouse models Trudel M, Sedzro JC 2018 Methods Mol Biol Researchers Basic research
Are donors in Canada compliant with deferral for tattoos and piercing? O'Brien S F, Xi G, Fan W, Yi Q, Osmond L, Delage G, Goldman M 2014 Blood Transfus Blood operators New or improved product or process
Assessing the efficacy of a single-unit red blood cell transfusion policy at a multisite transfusion service using a computerized retrospective audit Covello TPC, Quinn JG, Kumar-Misir A, Watson S, Almohammadi M, Crocker BD, Conrad DM, Tennankore K, Sadek I, Kahwash E, Cheng CK 2016 ISBT Sci Ser Blood operators Clinical research
Assessing the influence of component processing and donor characteristics on quality of red cell concentrates using quality control data Jordan A, Chen D, Yi QL, Kanias T, Gladwin MT, Acker JP 2016 Vox Sang Researchers Basic research
Assessing the Rationale and Effectiveness of Frozen Plasma Transfusions: An Evidence-based Review Tinmouth A 2016 Hematol Oncol Clin North Am Researchers Clinical research
Assessment of antibody-based drugs effects on murine bone marrow and peritoneal macrophage activation Kozicky L, Sly LM 2017 J Vis Exp Researchers Basic research
Association of autoantibody specificity and response to intravenous immunoglobulin G therapy in immune thrombocytopenia: a multicentre cohort study Peng J, Ma SH, Liu J, Hou Y, Liu XM, Niu T, Xu RR, Guo CS, Wang XM, Cheng YF, Ni H, Hou M 2014 J Thromb Haemost Health care providers Clinical research
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 Health care providers Clinical research
Asthma associated with incontinentia pigmenti and fanconi anemia: variable airflow limitation without cellular bronchitis Dasgupta A, Sanaee MS, Bauer CM, Botelho FM, Arnold DM, Stampfli MR, Nair P 2013 Chest Health care providers Clinical research
ATRP synthesis of poly(2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl choline phosphate): a multivalent universal biomembrane adhesive Yu X, Yang X, Horte S, Kizhakkedathu JN, Brooks DE 2013 Chem Commun Researchers Basic research
Attitudes toward Reciprocity Systems for Organ Donation and Allocation for Transplantation Burkell JA, Chandler JA, Shemie SD 2013 J Health Polit Policy Law Researchers Other
Audit of provincial IVIG Request Forms and efficacy documentation in four Ontario tertiary care centres Shih AW, Jamula E, Diep C, Lin Y, Armali C, Heddle NM, Traore A, Doherty J, Shah N, Hillis CM 2017 Transfus Med Health care providers Clinical research
Autoantibodies to thrombopoietin and the thrombopoietin receptor in patients with immune thrombocytopenia Nazy I, Kelton JG, Moore JC, Clare R, Horsewood P, Smith JW, Ivetic N, D'Souza V, Li N, Arnold DM 2018 Br J Haematol Health care providers Clinical research
Autoimmune heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Greinacher A, Selleng K, Warkentin TE 2017 J Thromb Haemost Health care providers Clinical research
Autoimmune HIT due to apheresis catheter heparin flushes for stem cell harvesting before autotransplantation for myeloma Mian H, Warkentin TE, Sheppard JI, MacDonald A, Linkins LA, Benger A, Foley R 2017 Blood Health care providers Clinical research
Autologous stem cell transplantation for stiff person syndrome: two cases from the Ottawa blood and marrow transplant program Sanders S, Bredeson C, Pringle CE, Martin L, Allan D, Bence-Bruckler I, Hamelin L, Hopkins HS, Sabloff M, Sheppard D, Tay J, Huebsch L, Atkins HL 2014 JAMA Neurol 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 Health care providers Other
Bacteria can proliferate in thawed cryoprecipitate stored at room temperature for longer than 4 h Ramirez-Arcos S, Jenkins C, Sheffield W 2017 Vox Sang Researchers Basic research
Bacterial Contamination Ramirez-Arcos S, Goldman M 2017 Practical Transfusion Medicine, 5th Edition Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Bacterial contamination in platelet concentrates Pietersz RNI, Reesink HW, Panzer S, Oknaian S, Kuperman S, Gabriel C, Rapaille A, Lambermont M, Deneys V, Sondag D, Rami­rez-Arcos S, Goldman M, Delage G, Bernier F, Germain M, Vuk T, Georgsen J, Morel P, Naegelen C, Bardiaux L, Cazenave JP, Dreier J, Vollmer T, Knabbe C, Seifried E, Hourfar K, Lin CK, Spreafico M, Raffaele L, Berzuini A, Prati D, Satake M, de Korte D, van der Meer PF, Kerkhoffs JL, Blanco L, Kjeldsen-Kragh J, Svard-Nilsson AM, McDonald CP, Symonds I, Moule R, Brailsford S, Yomtovian R, Jacobs MR 2014 Vox Sang Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Bacterial contamination in platelets: incremental improvements drive down but do not eliminate risk Jenkins C, Rami­rez-Arcos S, Goldman M, Devine DV 2011 Transfusion Blood operators New or improved product or process
Bacterial growth in red blood cell units exposed to uncontrolled temperatures: challenging the 30-minute rule Ramirez-Arcos S, Perkins H, Kou Y, Mastronardi C, Kumaran D, Taha M, Yi QL, McLaughlin N, Kahwash E, Lin Y, Acker J 2013 Vox Sang Regulators New or improved product or process
Bacterial neuraminidase-mediated erythrocyte desialylation provokes cell surface aminophospholipid exposure Qadri SM, Donkor DA, Nazy I, Branch DR, Sheffield WP 2018 Eur J Haematol Researchers Basic research
Bacterial screening of outdated buffy coat platelet pools using a culture system and a rapid immunoassay Ramirez-Arcos S, Kou Y, Mastronardi C, Perkins H, Goldman M 2011 Transfusion Blood operators New or improved product or process
Bacterial survival and distribution during buffy coat platelet production Taha M, Kalab M, Yi QL, Maurer E, Jenkins C, Schubert P, Ramirez-Arcos S 2016 Vox Sang Researchers New or improved product or process
Bare Bones: A Return to Anatomy for Teaching Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspirate Procedures Zeller MP, Goldszmidt M, Cristancho S, Johnson M, Creces D, Mangel J 2015 MedEdPORTAL Publications Health care providers Other
Best practices in the differential diagnosis and reporting of acute transfusion reactions Heddle N, Hillis C, Shih A 2016 Internat J Clin Transfus Med Health care providers Clinical research
BEST-TEST2: assessment of hematology trainee knowledge of transfusion medicine Lin Y, Tinmouth A, Mallick R, Haspel RL, for the BEST-TEST2 Investigators 2015 Transfusion Other Other
Biofilm formation by Staphylococcus capitis strains isolated from contaminated platelet concentrates Greco-Stewart VS, Ali H, Kumaran D, Kalab M, Rood IG, de Korte D, Ramirez-Arcos S 2013 J Med Microbiol Blood operators Basic research
Biofilm-forming skin microflora bacteria are resistant to the bactericidal action of disinfectants used during blood donation Taha M, Kalab M, Yi QL, Landry C, Greco-Stewart V, Brassinga AK, Sifri CD, Ramirez-Arcos S 2014 Transfusion Blood operators New or improved product or process
Biomonitoring of Arsenic in Urine and Saliva of Children Playing on Playgrounds Constructed from Chromated Copper Arsenate-Treated Wood Lew K, Acker JP, Gabos S, Le XC 2010 Environ Sci Technol Researchers Other
Bioorthogonal phase-directed copper-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (PDCuAAC) coupling of selectively cross-linked superoxide dismutase dimers produces a fully active bis-dimer Siren EM, Singh S, Kluger R 2015 Org Biomol Chem Researchers Basic research
BK virus prophylaxis with levofloxacin--reply Gill JS, Knoll GA, Humar A 2015 JAMA Other Other