Our Research Publications

Updated November 2023

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
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
SARS in Canada: Lessons learned for the blood operator Devine DV 2020 Transfus Med View Blood operators Other
Update on newer approaches to prevent or treat COVID-19 infection: What we all need the most right now!! Seghatchian J, Acker JP, Putter JS 2020 Transfus Apher Sci View Researchers New or improved product or process
Diagnostic approach to the adult with unexplained thrombocytopenia Arnold D, Cuker A 2021 UptoDate View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Proposal of the Definition for COVID-19-Associated Coagulopathy Iba T, Warkentin TE, Thachil J, Levi M, Levy JH 2021 J Clin Med View Health care providers Clinical research
How to use low-molecular-weight heparin to treat neonatal thrombosis in clinical practice Ting J, Yeung K, Paes B, Chan AKC, Petropoulos JA, Banfield L, Bhatt MD 2021 Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis View Health care providers Clinical research
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seroprevalence: Navigating the absence of a gold standard Saeed S, O’Brien SF, Abe K, Yi Q-L, Rathod B, Wang J, Fazel-Zarandi M, Tuite A, Fisman D, Wood H, Colwill K, Gingras A-C, Drews SJ 2021 PLoS One View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Using Blood Wisely One Year Later – Ontario Hospitals Stepping Up to the Challenge Day D, Lin Y 2021 Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network September 2021 Newsletter View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Convalescent plasma for hospitalized patients with COVID-19: an open-label, randomized controlled trial Bégin P, Callum J, Jamula E, Cook R, Heddle NM, Tinmouth A, Zeller MP, Beaudoin-Bussières G, Amorim L, Bazin R, Loftsgard KC, Carl R, Chassé M, Cushing MM, Daneman N, Devine DV, Dumaresq J, Fergusson DA, Gabe C, Glesby MJ, Li N, Liu Y, McGeer A, Robitaille N, Sachais BS, Scales DC, Schwartz L, Shehata N, Turgeon AF, Wood H, Zarychanski R, Finzi A, Marceau D, Huang A, Carr H, Lin Y, Lall R, Graham C, Arsenault C, Sales V, Sidhu D, Semret M, Hamm C, Arhanchiague E, Solh Z, Srour N, Soliman K, Yee C, Laroche V, Nahirniak S, Greenaway C, Pai M, Côté A, Tsang JLY, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Talbot D, Poulin S, Guimaraes R, Rushton-Marovac M, Langlois A, Ning S, Shih A, Boileau M, Singh H, Ledingham D, Ponnampalam A, Yan M, Prokopchuk-Gauk O, Poirier A, Girouard G, Pavenski K, Drouin O, Harris D, Durand M, Rimmer E, Ovakim D, Ménard F, Cuccarolo G, Carruthers J, Lucier K, Arsenault V, Auclair M-C, Avram M, Brassard M, Cerro S, Martinez V, Morin J, Saint-Jacques M, Veillette M, Armali C, Kron A, Modi D, Duncan J, Justumus P, John MS, St-Onge G, Hadzi-Tosev M, Dion P-M, McGillivary L, de Moulliac AV, Nyman SA, Perilli S, Van Vliet PJ, Lane S, Pavenski K, Pereira R, Sirotich E, Abelson J, Greene S, Khandelwal A, Thakar S, Longo S, Anand SP, Benlarbi M, Bourassa C, Boutin M, Descôteaux-Dinelle J, Gendron-Lepage G, Goyette G, Laumaea A, Medjahed H, Prévost J, Richard J, Kaufmann D, Brunet-Ratnasingham E, Chaumont N, Drebot M, Robinson A, Mendoza E, Dimitrova K, Manguiat K, Phillipson C, Chan M, Evans D, Lin J, Boyer L, Cloutier M, Drouin M, Ducas É, Dussault N, Fournier M-J, Landy P, Nolin M-È, Perreault J, Tremblay T, Nazy I, Xie F, Liu D, Wong M, Silverio G, Walkus K, Barton M, Haveman K, Mueller D, Scott A, Moher M, Wood G, Roarty T, Auld F, Carney G, Thomson V, Onell R, Walley K, Donohoe K, Brunk C, Hernandez G, Jacobucci T, Lazosky L, Mann P, Raval G, Zampieri LA, Sekhon M, Wright A, James N, Chang G, Chen R, Deol K, Gantioqui J, Larsen E, Ramdin N, Roche M, Rosinski K, Sham L, Storms M, Gillrie M, Mahe E, Suryanarayan D, Ugarte-Torres A, Robinson T, Gibbs M, Hewsgirard J, Holmes M, McCarthy J, Ody M, Doucette K, Sligl W, Sonpar A, Robertson K, Narayan J, Ravindran L, Stewart B, Zapernick L, Lee S, Sy E, Wong A, Gryzb K, Craddock S, Fuchs D, Myrah D, Sunny S, Harding SR, Kogilwaimath S, Hodgson N, Johnson D, Meier S, Thomson K, Heendeniya A, Houston B, Kenyan Y, Lother S, Olafson K, Rush B, Wuerz T, Solvason D, Albensi L, Alias S, Choi N, Curtis L, Hutmacher M, Kashani H, Lane D, Marten N, Pronyk-Ward T, Rigaux L, Silva R, Tays Q, Naidu R, Mathews J, Mai M, Miceli V, Molson L, Radhakrishnan G, Schaefer L, Haddad M, Landry S, Chernish R, Kruisselbrink R, Liu T, Jeromin J, Siddiqui A, Girolametto C, Krokoszynski K, Main C, Fox-Robichaud A, Rochwerg B, Kruja E, Ellingham D, Sampat D, Tang N, Leto D, Karunakaran M, Ricciuto D, Fusco K, Ghate T, Robinson H, Ball I, Shalhoub S, Slessarev M, Silverman M, Nano E, Bentall T, Campbell E, Kinney J, Parvathy S, Fera E, Delfa AL, Nadarajah J, Solow H, Mendoza E, Engel K, Monaco D, Kononow L, Suntharalingam S, Fralick M, Munshi L, Saeed S, Hajjaj O, Hsu E, Ali K, Duan E, Farjou G, Jenson L, Salib M, Patterson L, Anant S, Ding J, Jomy J, Das P, Geagea A, the Concor-Study Group 2021 Nat Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Concentré de recherche: Traitement périopératoire des patients atteints de thrombocytopénie immunitaire : comparaison de l’eltrombopag et des immunoglobulines intraveineuses Arnold DM 2021 Blood.ca website Health care providers Clinical research
High sub-zero organ preservation: A paradigm of nature-inspired strategies William N, Acker JP 2021 Cryobiology View Researchers Basic research
Complete Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus PS/BAC/169/17/W, Isolated from a Contaminated Platelet Concentrate in England Paredes C, Chi SI, Flint A, Weedmark K, McDonald C, Bearne J, Ramirez-Arcos S, Pagotto F, Baltrus DA 2021 Microbiol Resour Announc View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
An international comparison of anti-SARS-COV-2 assays used for seroprevalence surveys from blood component providers Lewin A, Drews SJ, Lieshout-Krikke R, Erikstrup C, Saeed S, Fady H, Uzicanin S, Custer B, O’Brien SF, the Surveillance Risk Assessment Policy tVS-gotI, Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party 2021 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Double high-dose immunoglobulin for ChAdOx1 nCov-19 vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia Huang CT, Hsu SY, Wang CH, Tseng WJ, Yang CY, Ng CJ, Warkentin TE, Cheng MH 2021 Thromb Res 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
Circulaire d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Composants plasmatiques Jenkins C 2021 Blood.ca website Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
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
Irradiated, Washed and CMV Seronegative Blood Components Prokopchuk-Gauk O, Solh Z 2021 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
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
Managing drug shortages during a pandemic: tocilizumab and COVID-19 Verma AA, Pai M, Saha S, Bean S, Fralick M, Gibson JL, Greenberg RA, Kwan JL, Lapointe-Shaw L, Tang T, Morris AM, Razak F 2021 CMAJ View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Surveillance report 2020 O'Brien S 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Répercussions de la COVID-19 sur le don de sang au Canada Khandelwal A 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Syndrome respiratoire aigu post-transfusionnel (TRALI) Gupta A, Yan M 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Adjunct Immune Globulin for Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Bourguignon A, Arnold DM, Warkentin TE, Smith JW, Pannu T, Shrum JM, Al Maqrashi ZAA, Shroff A, Lessard M-C, Blais N, Kelton JG, Nazy I 2021 N Engl J Med View Health care providers Clinical research