Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Minimal impact of anticoagulant on in vitro whole blood quality throughout a 35-day cold-storage regardless of leukoreduction timing Schubert P, Culibrk B, Bhakta V, Closas T, Sheffield WP, Devine DV, McTaggart K 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Novel contact–kinin inhibitor sylvestin targets thromboinflammation and ameliorates ischemic stroke Zhang Z, Shen C, Fang M, Han Y, Long C, Liu W, Yang M, Liu M, Zhang D, Cao Q, Chen X, Fang Y, Lu Q, Hou Z, Li Y, Liu Z, Lei X, Ni H, Lai R 2022 Cell Mol Life Sci View Researchers Basic research
Effect of modern infusion pumps on RBC quality Hadjesfandiari N, Serrano K, Levin E, Johal P, Feenstra S, Shih AW, Devine DV 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
International Society of Blood Transfusion survey of experiences of blood banks and transfusion services during the COVID-19 pandemic Al-Riyami AZ, Burnouf T, Wood EM, Devine DV, Oreh A, Apelseth TO, Goel R, Bloch EM, van Den Berg K, Getshen M, Louw V, Ang AL, Lee CK, Rahimi-Levene N, Stramer SL, Vassallo R, Schulze TJ, Patidar GK, Pandey HC, Dubey R, Badawi M, Hindawi S, Meshi A, Matsushita T, Sorrentino E, Grubovic Rastvorceva RM, Bazin R, Vermeulen M, Nahirniak S, Tsang HC, Vrielink H, Triyono T, Addas-Carvalho M, He?imovi? A, Torres OW, Mutindu SM, Bengtsson J, Dominguez D, Sayedahmed A, Hanisa Musa R, Gautam B, Herczenik E, So-Osman C, the ISBT COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Working Group 2022 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
The clinical and laboratory diagnosis of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia Bissola AL, Daka M, Arnold DM, Smith JW, Moore JC, Clare R, Ivetic N, Kelton JG, Nazy I 2022 Blood Adv View Researchers Clinical research
Transfusion-Transmitted Infections Drews SJ, Dodd RY 2022 Practical Transfusion Medicine View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Understanding the experiences of plasma donors in Canada's new source plasma collection centres during COVID-19: A qualitative study Holloway K 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers Ethical, legal & social implications research
c-Mpl-del, a c-Mpl alternative splicing isoform, promotes AMKL progression and chemoresistance Li F, Xiong Y, Yang M, Chen P, Zhang J, Wang Q, Xu M, Wang Y, He Z, Zhao X, Huang J, Gu X, Zhang L, Sun R, Sun X, Li J, Ou J, Xu T, Huang X, Cao Y, Xu XR, Karakas D, Li J, Ni H, Zhang Q 2022 Cell Death Dis View Researchers Basic research
Switching from standard to extended half-life FVIII prophylaxis in haemophilia A: Comparison of factor product use, bleed rates and pharmacokinetics Nummi V, Lehtinen AE, Iorio A, Szanto T, Lassila R 2022 Haemophilia View Researchers Clinical research
Changing Patterns of SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence among Canadian Blood Donors during the Vaccine Era Reedman CN, Drews SJ, Yi Q-L, Pambrun C, O’Brien SF 2022 Microbiol Spectr View Researchers Clinical research
Bacterial contamination of platelet components Ramirez-Arcos S, McDonald C, ISBT Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Disease Bacterial Working Party Bacterial Subgroup 2022 Ann Blood View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Behaviour based screening questions and potential donation loss using the “for the assessment of individualised risk” screening criteria: A Canadian perspective Caffrey N, Goldman M, Lewin A, Osmond L, O'Brien SF 2022 Transfus Med View Researchers MSM research
Screening for high-risk sexual behavior in Canada Goldman M, Caffrey N, O'Brien SF 2022 Transfusion View Blood operators Clinical research
FAQ: Whole blood, leukocytes reduced (LrWB) at Canadian Blood Services Mack J 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Circulaire d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Cellules progénitrices hématopiétiques de sang de cordon omilical Stewart T 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) - update on diagnosis and management considering different resources: Response to Comment from Yamada et al Greinacher A, Langer F, Makris M, Pai M, Pavord S, Tran H, Warkentin TE 2022 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical research
Demand and usage of unrelated donor products for allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A Canadian Blood Services Stem Cell Registry analysis Allan DS, Green M, Morris G, Weiss J, Dibdin N, Mercer D, Seftel M 2022 Vox Sang View Blood operators Clinical research
Risk factors for bleeding in people living with hemophilia A and B treated with regular prophylaxis: A systematic review of the literature Germini F, Noronha N, Abraham Philip B, Olasupo O, Pete D, Navarro T, Keepanasseril A, Matino D, de Wit K, Parpia S, Iorio A 2022 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research
Reaffirmed Guideline No. 343: Routine Non-Invasive Prenatal Prediction of Fetal RHD Genotype Johnson J-A, MacDonald K, Clarke G, Skoll A 2022 J Obstet Gynaecol Can View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Mortality and its associated factors in transfused patients at a tertiary hospital in Uganda Okello CD, Shih AW, Angucia B, Kiwanuka N, Heddle N, Orem J, Mayanja-Kizza H 2022 PLoS One View Health care providers Clinical research
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Platelets Stewart T 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Platelets Stewart T 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Persistently elevated complement alternative pathway biomarkers in COVID-19 correlate with hypoxemia and predict in-hospital mortality Leatherdale A, Stukas S, Lei V, West HE, Campbell CJ, Hoiland RL, Cooper J, Wellington CL, Sekhon MS, Pryzdial ELG, Conway EM 2022 Med Microbiol Immunol View Health care providers Clinical research
In Vitro Effect of Methamphetamine on Proliferation, Differentiation and Apoptosis of Adipose Tissue Stem Cells: In vitro Effect of Methamphetamine Anari L, Mehrabani D, Nasiri M, Zare S, Jamhiri I, Acker J 2022 J Pharm Sci View Researchers Basic research
Characterization of CD41(+) cells in the lymph node Dai L, Uehara M, Li X, LaBarre BA, Banouni N, Ichimura T, Lee-Sundlov MM, Kasinath V, Sullivan JA, Ni H, Barone F, Giannini S, Bahmani B, Sage PT, Patsopoulos NA, Tsokos GC, Bromberg JS, Hoffmeister K, Jiang L, Abdi R 2022 Front Immunol View Researchers Basic research
Chapter 10. Transfusion reactions Laureano M, Khandelwal A, Yan M 2022 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia after COVID-19 vaccination: Description of a series of 39 cases in Brazil Mouta Nunes de Oliveira P, Mendes-de-Almeida DP, Bertollo Gomes Porto V, Crespo Cordeiro C, Vitiello Teixeira G, Saraiva Pedro R, Roberto Gomes Takey P, Kegele Lignani L, Reis Xavier J, Cardoso Doria da Gama V, Amorim Filho L, Emoingt Furtado B, Santa Maria A, Dahrug Barros T, Neves Waite Freitas L, Dos Santos Pereira T, Lima Abreu D, Bernardes Ramos M, Gabe C, Arnold D, William Smith J, Nazy I, Lourdes de Sousa Maia M 2022 Vaccine View Health care providers Clinical research
Chapter 17. Troubles de l’hémostase et angiœdème héréditaire Poon MC, Goodyear D, Rydz N, Lee A 2022 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
The timing of gamma irradiation and its effect on cell-free and microvesicle-bound hemoglobin. The BEST collaborative study William N, Bicahlo B, Hansen A, de Korte D, Acker JP, Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Circulaire d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Concentrés plaquettaires à pathogènes inactivés Stewart T 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Exploring the reasons for low pertussis vaccine effectiveness in Ontario, Canada, 2006–2008: a Canadian Immunization Research Network study Hughes SL, Kwong JC, Schwartz KL, Chen C, Johnson C, Li Y, Marchand-Austin A, Bolotin S, Jamieson FB, Drews SJ, Russell ML, Svenson LW, Mahmud SM, Crowcroft NS 2022 Can J Public Health View Regulators Clinical research
Comparison of perioperative practices for placement of central venous access devices (CVAD) in children with haemophilia Kwan C, Chan AK, Koh PL, Kadir NIA, Decker K, Lim CY, Lam JCM 2022 J Haem Pract View Health care providers 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
Rejuvenated and safe: Freeze-dried plasma for the 21st century Sheffield WP, V. Devine D 2022 Transfusion View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Sexual issues in people with haemophilia: Awareness and strategies for overcoming communication barriers Blamey G, Van Tassel B, Sagermann E, Stain AM, Waterhouse L, Iorio A 2022 Haemophilia View Researchers Ethical, legal and social implications research
Clinical Practice Guidelines From the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB): COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Estcourt LJ, Cohn CS, Pagano MB, Iannizzi C, Kreuzberger N, Skoetz N, Allen ES, Bloch EM, Beaudoin G, Casadevall A, Devine DV, Foroutan F, Gniadek TJ, Goel R, Gorlin J, Grossman BJ, Joyner MJ, Metcalf RA, Raval JS, Rice TW, Shaz BH, Vassallo RR, Winters JL, Tobian AAR 2022 Ann Intern Med View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
How do we decide how representative our donors are for public health surveillance? O'Brien SF, Drews SJ, Lewin A, Russell A, Davison K, Goldman M, International Society for Blood Transfusion Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Disease Working Party Surveillance Risk Assessment Policy Sub-group 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
GRADE guidance 35: update on rating imprecision for assessing contextualized certainty of evidence and making decisions Schünemann HJ, Neumann I, Hultcrantz M, Brignardello-Petersen R, Zeng L, Murad MH, Izcovich A, Morgano GP, Baldeh T, Santesso N, Cuello CG, Mbuagbaw L, Guyatt G, Wiercioch W, Piggott T, De Beer H, Vinceti M, Mathioudakis AG, Mayer MG, Mustafa R, Filippini T, Iorio A, Nieuwlaat R, Marcucci M, Coello PA, Bonovas S, Piovani D, Tomlinson G, Akl EA 2022 J Clin Epidemiol View Researchers Clinical research
Cold-stored platelets are effective in an in vitro model of massive transfusion protocol assessed by rotational thromboelastometry Zhao HQ, Serrano K, Culibrk B, Chen Z, Devine DV 2022 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Babesia microti in a Canadian blood donor and lookback in a red blood cell recipient Drews SJ, Van Caeseele P, Bullard J, Lindsay LR, Gaziano T, Zeller MP, Lane D, Ndao M, Allen VG, Boggild AK, O'Brien SF, Marko D, Musuka C, Almiski M, Bigham M 2022 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Hemolysis after high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin: An under-appreciated sequelae Branch DR, Almizraq RJ, Bussel JB 2022 Am J Hematol View Researchers Basic research
Prolonged Blood Storage and Risk of Posttransfusion Acute Kidney Injury Adegboye J, Sapatnekar S, Mascha EJ, Shah K, Lioudis M, Essber H, Cohen B, Rivas E, Heddle NM, Eikelboom JW, Ellis MH, Sharon Y, Sinha R, Kurz A, Sessler DI 2022 Anesthesiology View Researchers Clinical research
Chapter 19. Pathogen-reduced platelets Blais-Normandin I, Tordon B, Anani W, Ning S 2022 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic and How Blood Operators Can Prepare for the Next Pandemic Drews SJ, O’Brien SF 2022 Viruses View Blood operators New or improved product or process
A critical contribution in a time of crisis: Examining motivations and deterrents to COVID-19 convalescent plasma donation and future donation intentions among prospective Canadian donors Holloway K, Campbell C, Ali R, Huyer LD, Hart D, Haw J, Brennenstuhl S, Grundy Q 2022 Transfus Med View Researchers Ethical, legal & social implications research
Hypoxia and low temperature upregulate transferrin to induce hypercoagulability at high altitude Li M, Tang X, Liao Z, Shen C, Cheng R, Fang M, Wang G, Li Y, Tang S, Xie L, Zhang Z, Kamau PM, Mwangi J, Lu Q, Li Y, Wang Y, MacKeigan DT, Cerenzia EG, Ni H, Lai R 2022 Blood View Researchers Basic research
RE: A better normal in Canada will need a better detection system for emerging and re-emerging respiratory pathogens O'Brien S, Goldman M, Drews S 2022 CMAJ View Researchers Clinical research
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
Contamination of platelet concentrates with Staphylococcus aureus induces significant modulations in platelet functionality Yousuf B, Pasha R, Pineault N, Ramirez-Arcos S 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers Basic research
Heterogeneity of Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia after ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccination and Safety of Second Vaccination with BNT162b2 Lindhoff-Last E, Schoenborn L, Piorkowski M, Herold J, Greinacher A, Sheppard JA, Warkentin TE 2022 Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research