Our Research Publications

Updated November 2023

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
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
HIV residual risk in Canada for apheresis source plasma donation without deferral for men who have sex with men Aubé E, Lewin A, O'Brien SF, Grégoire Y, Pillonel J, Steele WR, Custer B, Davison KL, Germain M, Seed CR, Camirand Lemyre F, the Surveillance RA, Policy Subgroup of the ISBT Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party 2022 Vox Sang View Blood operators MSM research
Alternatives in blood operations when choosing non-DEHP bags van der Meer PF, Devine DV, on behalf of the BEST Collaborative 2017 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Changing the deferral for men who have sex with men - an improved model to estimate HIV residual risk Davison KL, Gregoire Y, Germain M, Custer B, O'Brien SF, Steele WR, Pillonel J, Seed CR 2019 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Impacts of COVID-19 and elective surgery cancellations on platelet supply and utilization in the Canadian Province of British Columbia Shopsowitz KE, Lim C, Shih AW, Fishbane N, Berry BR, Bigham M, Petraszko T, Trudeau J, Wyatt M, Yan MTS, Morrison D 2022 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
An investigation of red blood cell concentrate quality during storage in paediatric-sized polyvinylchloride bags plasticized with alternatives to di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) Serrano K, Levin E, Chen D, Hansen A, Turner TR, Kurach J, Reidel A, Boecker WF, Acker JP, Devine DV 2015 Vox Sang View Researchers Basic research
Prothrombin complex concentrate for emergent reversal of warfarin: an international survey of hospital protocols Gorlin J, Kinney S, Fung M, Tinmouth A 2017 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Survey of blood centre readiness regarding removal of DEHP from blood bag sets: The BEST Collaborative Study Razatos A, Acker JP, de Korte D, Bégué S, Noorman F, Doyle B, Zia M, Min K, The Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
International Forum on the Management of Major Haemorrhage: Responses Green L, Stanworth S, McQuilten Z, Lin V, Tucker H, Jackson B, Badawi M, Hindawi S, Chaurasia R, Patidar G, Pandey HC, Fasola F, Miyata S, Matsumoto M, Matsushita T, Rahimi-Levene N, Peer V, Pavenski K, Callum J, Thompson T, Murphy M, Staves J, Maegele M, Abeyakoon C, Rushford K, Wood E, Nuñez MA, Mellado S, Saa E, Triyono T, Pratomo B, Apelseth TO, Dunbar N 2022 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
International survey of strategies to mitigate transfusion-transmitted Trypanosoma cruzi in non-endemic countries, 2016–2018 Crowder LA, Wendel S, Bloch EM, O'Brien SF, Delage G, Sauleda S, Leiby DA, for the WP-TTID Subgroup on Parasites 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Plasma transfusion practices: A multicentre electronic audit Khandelwal A, Minuk L, Liu Y, Arnold DM, Heddle NM, Barty R, Hsia C, Solh Z, Shehata N, Thompson T, Tinmouth A, Perelman I, Skeate R, Kron AT, Callum J 2022 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
One step closer': Acceptability of a programme of plasma donation for fractionation from men who have sex with men Caruso J, Germain M, Godin G, Myhal G, Pronovost P, Morin M, Otis J 2019 Vox Sang View Blood operators Other
Serologic assessments in acute transfusion reactions: practices and yields Cohen R, Lima A, Escorcia A, Tasmin F, Lin Y, Lieberman L, Pendergrast J, Callum J, Cserti-Gazdewich C 2019 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
An open-source python library for detection of known and novel Kell, Duffy and Kidd variants from exome sequencing Montemayor C, Simone A, Long J, Montemayor O, Delvadia B, Rivera R, Lewis KL, Shahsavari S, Gandla D, Dura K, Krishnan US, Wendzel NC, Elavia N, Grissom S, Karagianni P, Bueno M, Loy D, Cacanindin R, McLaughlin S, Tynuv M, Brunker PAR, Roback J, Adams S, Smith H, Biesecker L, Klein HG 2021 Vox Sang View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Evolving policies for donors with diabetes: The Canadian experience Miller O, Caffrey N, O'Brien SF, Goldman M 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Donor deferral policies for men who have sex with men: past, present and future Goldman M, Shih AW, O'Brien SF, Devine D 2018 Vox Sang View Health care providers MSM research
Transfusion-related alloimmunization in children: epidemiology and effects of chemotherapy Solh Z, Athale U, Arnold DM, Cook RJ, Foley R, Heddle NM 2016 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Current status of rapid bacterial detection methods for platelet components: A 20-year review by the ISBT Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party Subgroup on Bacteria Schmidt M, Ramirez-Arcos S, Stiller L, McDonald C, ISBT Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party Subgroup on Bacteria 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Adhesion of anaerobic bacteria to platelet containers Kumaran D, Kalab M, Rood IGH, de Korte D, Ramirez-Arcos S 2014 Vox Sang View Blood operators Basic research
International Forum on the Management of Major Haemorrhage: Summary Green L, Stanworth S, McQuilten Z, Lin V, Tucker H, Jackson B, Badawi M, Hindawi S, Chaurasia R, Patidar G, Pandey HC, Fasola F, Miyata S, Matsumoto M, Matsushita T, Rahimi-Levene N, Peer V, Pavenski K, Callum J, Thompson T, Murphy M, Staves J, Maegele M, Abeyakoon C, Rushford K, Wood E, Nuñez MA, Mellado S, Saa E, Triyono T, Pratomo B, Apelseth TO, Dunbar N 2022 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
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 View Regulators New or improved product or process
Experiences with semi-routine production of riboflavin and UV-B pathogen-inactivated platelet concentrates in three blood centres van der Meer PF, Couture C, Hervig T, Kruit G, Devine DV, de Korte D, Kerkhoffs JL 2017 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Hepatitis E Petrik J, Lozano M, Seed CR, Faddy HM, Keller AJ, Prado Scuracchio PS, Wendel S, Andonov A, Fearon M, Delage G, Zhang J, Shih JWK, Gallian P, Djoudi R, Tiberghien P, Izopet J, Dreier J, Vollmer T, Knabbe C, Aggarwal R, Goel A, Ciccaglione AR, Matsubayashi K, Satake M, Tadokoro K, Jeong S-H, Zaaijer HL, Zhiburt E, Chay J, Teo D, Chua SS, Piron M, Sauleda S, Echevarría J-M, Dalton H, Stramer SL 2016 Vox Sang View Blood operators Other
Sex-mismatched red blood cell transfusions and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis Zeller MP, Rochwerg B, Jamula E, Li N, Hillis C, Acker JP, Runciman RJR, Lane SJ, Ahmed N, Arnold DM, Heddle NM 2019 Vox Sang View Researchers Clinical research
International Forum on Gender Identification and Blood Collection: Summary Pandey S, Gorlin JB, Townsend M, Van Buren N, Leung JNS, Lee CK, van den Hurk K, Casamitjana N, Valles R, Alonso E, Miller YM, Richard P, Woimant G, Tiberghien P, Zhiburt E, Butler-Foster T, Goldman M, Nissen-Meyer LSH, Espinosa A, Kamel H, Bravo M, Filho LA, Pecego M, Germain M, Rabusseau I, Shinar E, Raz H, Choudhury N, Bhatnagar N, Hurt K, Lopez M, Reik RA, Nie Y, Hung Y, Pheello L, Dunbar N 2022 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Determinants of the intention to participate in a programme of plasma donation for fractionation among men who have sex with men Veillette-Bourbeau L, Otis J, Lewin A, Godin G, Germain M, Daunais-Laurin G, Lalonde F, Caruso J, Myhal G, Pronovost F 2021 Vox Sang View Researchers MSM research
Reducing the age of transfused red blood cells in hospitals: ordering and allocation policies Sarhangian V, Abouee-Mehrizi H, Baron O, Berman O, Heddle NM, Barty R 2016 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Risk-based decision-making for blood safety: preliminary report of a consensus conference Stein J, Besley J, Brook C, Hamill M, Klein E, Krewski D, Murphy G, Richardson M, Sirna J, Skinner M, Steiner R, van Aken P, Devine D 2011 Vox Sang View Blood operators Other
Targeted recruitment of male donors for allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation: A review of the evidence Fingrut W, Rikhraj K, Allan D 2018 Vox Sang View Blood operators Clinical research
The impact of red blood cell manufacturing variables on bacterial growth dynamics: a pilot study Ramirez-Arcos S, Kou Y, Cayer M-P, De Grandmont M-J, Girard M, Cloutier M 2019 Vox Sang View Researchers Basic research
Overcoming the deceptively low viability of CD45+ cells in thawed cord blood unit segments Pasha R, Halpenny M, Pineault N 2019 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Establishment of Transfusion-Relevant Bacteria Reference Strains for Red Blood Cells Prax M, Spindler-Raffel E, McDonald CP, Bearne J, Satake M, Kozakai M, Rojo J, Hanschmann K-MO, Lambrecht B, Grundmann U, O’Flaherty N, Klimek A, Bekeredjian-Ding I, Gathof BS, Störmer M, Süßner S, Renke C, Lee C-k, Knabbe C, Vollmer T, Keil SD, Shipps ME, Wagner SJ, Jentsch U, Mpumlwana X, Cloutier M, Bringmann P, Lu T, Ramirez-Arcos S, Kou Y, Krut O, ISBT Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party SoB 2020 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Assessment of bacterial growth in leukoreduced cold-stored whole blood supports overnight hold at room temperature prior to filtration: A pilot study Ramirez-Arcos S, Kou Y, Kumaran D, Culibrk B, Stewart T, Schubert P, McTaggart K 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
A clinical governance framework for blood services Williamson LM, Benjamin RJ, Devine DV, Katz LM, Pink J, for the Alliance of Blood Operators Medical Directors Group 2015 Vox Sang View Blood operators Other
50 years of Vox Sanguinis International Forums Lozano M, Dunbar NM, Devine DV 2020 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Counting platelets at transfusion threshold levels: impact on the decision to transfuse. A BEST Collaborative - UK NEQAS(H) International Exercise Lozano M, Mahon A, van der Meer PF, Stanworth S, Cid J, Devine D, Fung MK, de la Salle B, Heddle NM, on behalf of Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2014 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
International Forum regarding practices related to donor haemoglobin and iron Goldman M, Magnussen K, Gorlin J, Lozano M, Speedy J, Keller A, Pink J, Leung JNS, Chu CCY, Lee CK, Faed J, Chay J, Tan HH, Teo D, Djoudi R, Woimant G, Fillet AM, Castrén J, Miflin G, Vandewalle GC, Compernolle V, Cardenas JM, Infanti L, Holbro A, Buser A, van den Hurk K, Yahalom VJ, Gendelman V, Shinhar E, Eder AF, Steele WR, O'Neill EM, Kamel H, Vassallo R, Delage G, Lebrun A, Robillard P, Germain M, Gandhi M, West KA, Klein HG 2016 Vox Sang View Blood operators Other
Mortality outcomes in patients transfused with fresher versus older red blood cells: a meta-analysis Chai-Adisaksopha C, Alexander PE, Guyatt G, Crowther MA, Heddle NM, Devereaux PJ, Ellis M, Roxby D, Sessler DI, Eikelboom JW 2017 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
The impact of donor ferritin testing on blood availability in Canada Blake JT, O'Brien SF, Goldman M 2022 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Comparison of bacterial attachment to platelet bags with and without preconditioning with plasma Loza-Correa M, Kalab M, Yi QL, Eltringham?Smith L, Sheffield W, Ramirez-Arcos S 2017 Vox Sang View Researchers Basic research
Deferral of males who had sex with other males Benjamin RJ, Bianco C, Goldman M, Seed CR, Yang H, Lee J, Keller AJ, Wendel S, Biagini S, Murray J, Devine DV, Zhu Y, Turek P, Moftah FM, Kullaste R, Pillonel J, Danic B, Bigey F, Folléa G, Seifried E, Mueller MM, Lin CK, Makroo RN, Grazzini G, Pupella S, Velati C, Tadokoro K, Bravo Lindoro A, D'Artote Gonzalez A, Giner VT, Flanagan P, Olaussen RW, Letowska M, Rosiek A, Poglod R, Zhiburt E, Mali P, Rozman P, Gulube S, Castro Izaguirre E, Ekermo B, Barnes SM, McLaughlin L, Eder AF, Panzer S, Reesink HW 2011 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Evaluation of a universal point-of-issue assay for bacterial detection in buffy coat platelet components Ramirez-Arcos S, Kou Y, Perkins H 2014 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Blood donation and the global COVID-19 pandemic: areas for social science research Haw J, Holloway K, Masser B, Merz E-M, Thrope R 2020 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Themed issue – focusing on donor assessment, motivation and vigilance O’Brien SF, Ullum H, Seed CR 2021 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Challenging the 30-min rule for thawed plasma Ramirez-Arcos S, Howell A, Bearne J, Bhakta V, Bower L, Cardigan R, Girard M, Kou Y, McDonald C, Nolin M-È, Sawicka D, Sheffield W 2021 Vox Sang View Researchers 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
Allowing blood donation from men who had sex with men more than 5 years ago: a model to evaluate the impact on transfusion safety in Canada Germain M, Robillard P, Delage G, Goldman M 2013 Vox Sang View 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 View Researchers New or improved product or process
Measures to prevent transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI) Reesink HW, Lee J, Keller A, Dennington P, Pink J, Holdsworth R, Schennach H, Goldman M, Petraszko T, Sun J, Meng Y, Qian K, Rehacek V, Turek P, Krusius T, Juvonen E, Tiberghien P, Legrand D, Semana G, Muller JY, Bux J, Reil A, Lin CK, Daly H, McSweeney E, Porretti L, Greppi N, Rebulla P, Okazaki H, Sanchez-Guerrero SA, Baptista-Gonzalez HA, Martinez-Murillo C, Guerra-Marquez A, Rodriguez-Moyado H, Middelburg RA, Wiersum-Osselton JC, Brand A, van Tilburg C, Dinesh D, Dagger J, Dunn P, Brojer E, Letowska M, Maslanka K, Lachert E, Uhrynowska M, Zhiburt E, Palfi M, Berlin G, Frey BM, Puig Rovira L, Muniz-Diaz E, Castro E, Chapman C, Green A, Massey E, Win N, Williamson L, Silliman CC, Chaffin DJ, Ambruso DR, Blumberg N, Tomasulo P, Land KJ, Norris PJ, Illoh OC, Davey RJ, Benjamin RJ, Eder AF, McLaughlin L, Kleinman S, Panzer S 2012 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Stability of coagulation protein activities in single units or pools of cryoprecipitate during storage at 20–24°C for up to 24 h Sheffield WP, Bhakta V, Jenkins C 2016 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process