Our Research Publications

Updated June 2019

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Addressing the identity crisis in healthcare: positive patient identification technology reduces wrong patient events Callum J, Etchells E, Shojania K 2019 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical 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
The sensitivity and specificity of platelet autoantibody testing in immune thrombocytopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of a diagnostic test Vrbensky JR, Moore JE, Arnold DM, Smith JW, Kelton JG, Nazy I 2019 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research
Paracrine Factors Released by Osteoblasts Provide Strong Platelet Engraftment Properties Abu-Khader A, Law KW, Jahan S, Manesia JK, Pasha R, Hovey O, Pineault N 2019 Stem Cells View Researchers Basic research
Genomic data in prognostic models-what is lost in translation? The case of deletion 17p and mutant TP53 in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia Chin-Yee B, Sadikovic B, Chin-Yee I 2019 Br J Haematol View Researchers Clinical research
Reducing red blood cell folate testing: a case study in utilisation management Ismail O, Chin-Yee I, Gob A, Bhayana V, Rutledge A 2019 BMJ Open Quality View Researchers Basic research
Translating red cell “omics” into new perspectives in transfusion medicine: mining the gems in the data mountains Spitalnik SL, Devine DV 2019 Transfusion View Researchers Other
Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia: Patient Information International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2019 ICTMG.org website View Other Other
ResearchUnit: One in a million: Modelling rare blood flow Blake J, Clarke G 2019 Blood.ca website View Researchers Clinical research
A platelet viability assay (PVA) for the diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Ivetic N, Arnold D, Smith J, Huynh A, Kelton J, Nazy I 2019 Platelets View Researchers Basic research
Impact of Adopting Population Pharmacokinetics for Tailoring Prophylaxis in Haemophilia A Patients: A Historically Controlled Observational Study Stemberger M, Kallenbach F, Schmit E, McEneny-King A, Germini F, Yeung CHT, Edginton AN, von Mackensen S, Kurnik K, Iorio A 2019 Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical research
Safeguarding the Patient's Own Blood Supply Zeller MP, Kaufman RM 2019 JAMA View Health care providers Clinical research
Blood and clots series: Which antithrombotic therapy should I start for my patient with acute VTE? Tseng E 2018 CanadiEM website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Rivaroxaban and Apixaban induce clotting factor Xa fibrinolytic activity Carter RLR, Talbot K, Hur WS, Meixner SC, Van Der Gugten JG, Holmes DT, Côté HCF, Kastrup CJ, Smith TW, Lee AYY, Pryzdial ELG 2018 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Basic research
Moving from a permanent to a 5 year deferral for donors with cured cancer results in a substantial reduction in deferral rates Goldman M, Yi Q-L, O'Brien SF 2018 ISBT Sci Ser View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Improving quality of care for patients with iron deficiency anemia presenting to the emergency department Khadadah F, Callum J, Shelton D, Lin Y 2018 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Surveillance Report 2017 O'Brien S 2018 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Red blood cells, still vital after all these years: Commentary on Canadian Blood Services' International Symposium 2017 Qadri SM, Donkor DA, Yan M, Ning S, Branch DR, Seghatchian J, Sheffield WP 2018 Transfus Apher Sci View Researchers Other
Role of von Willebrand factor and ADAMTS-13 in early brain injury after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage Wan H, Wang Y, Ai J, Brathwaite S, Ni H, Macdonald RL, Hol EM, Meijers JCM, Vergouwen MDI 2018 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
Exploring donor and product factors and their impact on red cell post-transfusion outcomes Ning S, Heddle NM, Acker JP 2018 Transfus Med Rev View Health care providers Clinical research
Platelet-activating antibodies are detectable at the earliest onset of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, with implications for the operating characteristics of the serotonin-release assay Warkentin TE, Arnold DM, Kelton JG, Sheppard JI, Smith JW, Nazy I 2018 Chest View Researchers Clinical research
Concentré de recherche : Une façon nouvelle d’évaluer la qualité des globules rouges Acker J 2018 Blood.ca website View Researchers Clinical research
Anti-M (French) Clarke G, Côté J, Lane D 2018 Blood.ca website View Researchers Basic research
What Goes Up, Must Go Down? Parker MJ 2018 Pediatr Crit Care Med View Researchers Clinical research
Extending the pre-processing holding time of whole blood beyond 48?h reduces coagulation FVIII activity and immunoglobulin G content of recovered plasma Sheffield WP, Bhakta V, Jenkins C 2018 Transfus Apher Sci View Researchers New or improved product or process
Approaches for analysis of erythroid cell parameters and hemoglobinopathies in mouse models Trudel M, Sedzro JC 2018 Methods Mol Biol View Researchers Basic research
A Deep Learning Method to Automatically Identify Reports of Scientifically Rigorous Clinical Research from the Biomedical Literature: Comparative Analytic Study Del Fiol G MM, Iorio A, Cotoi C, Haynes RB 2018 J Med Internet Res View Researchers Clinical research
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Red blood cells, Leukocytes Reduced (LR) Jenkins C 2018 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Sample collection and sample handling errors submitted to the transfusion error surveillance system, 2006 to 2015 Strauss R, Downie H, Wilson A, Mounchili A, Berry B, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Callum J 2018 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Pathogen reduction technologies: The pros and cons for platelet transfusion Magron A, Laugier J, Provost P, Boilard E 2018 Platelets View Blood operators Basic research
Psychometric properties of the Patient Reported Outcomes, Burdens and Experiences (PROBE) questionnaire Chai-Adisaksopha C, Skinner MW, Curtis R, Frick N, Nichol MB, Noone D, O’Mahony B, Page D, Stonebraker J, Thabane L, Crowther M, Iorio A 2018 BMJ Open View Researchers Clinical research
Performance of Stool-testing Recommendations for Acute Gastroenteritis When Used to Identify Children With 9 Potential Bacterial Enteropathogens Kim K, Tarr GAM, Chui L, Drews S, Pang X-L, Lee BE, Ali S, Nettel-Aguirre A, Vanderkooi OG, Berenger BM, Dickinson J, Tarr PI, MacDonald J, Freedman SB 2018 Clin Infect Dis View Health care providers Clinical research
Rapport de surveillance 2017 O'Brien S 2018 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Bacterial neuraminidase-mediated erythrocyte desialylation provokes cell surface aminophospholipid exposure Qadri SM, Donkor DA, Nazy I, Branch DR, Sheffield WP 2018 Eur J Haematol View Researchers Basic research
Chloride and other electrolyte concentrations in commonly available 5% albumin products Lai AT, Zeller MP, Millen T, Kavsak P, Szczeklik W, Elahie A, Alhazzani W, D'Aragon F, Jaeschke R, Lamontagne F, Karachi T, Cook D, Meade M, Rochwerg B 2018 Crit Care Med View Researchers Clinical research
ResearchUnit: Improving the usefulness of a laboratory tool to match donors and patients Acker J, Branch D 2018 Blood.ca website View Other Other
La maladie hémolytique du fœtus et du nouveau-né et thrombopénie immune périnatale Clarke G, Hannon J 2018 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Other
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 factor XIa-activatable hirudin-albumin fusion protein reduces thrombosis in mice without promoting blood loss Sheffield WP, Eltringham-Smith LJ, Bhakta V 2018 BMC Biotechnol View Researchers Basic research
Plerixafor effectively mobilizes CD56bright NK cells in blood, providing an allograft predicted to protect against GVHD Wong PPC, Kariminia A, Jones D, Eaves CJ, Foley R, Ivison S, Couban S, Schultz KR 2018 Blood View Health care providers Clinical research
Long-term graft function following autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation and the impact of preemptive plerixafor in predicted poor mobilizers Visram A, Bredeson C, Allan D, Sabloff M, Huebsch L, Tay J, Kekre N, McDiarmid S, Mallick R, Tinmouth A, Martin L, Hamelin L, Maze D 2018 Blood Cancer J View Health care providers Clinical research
Modeling rare blood in Canada Blake JT, Clarke G 2018 Transfusion View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Pathogen inactivation strategies to improve blood safety: Let’s not throw pathogen-reduced platelets out with their bath water Devine DV 2018 JAMA Oncol View Researchers New or improved product or process
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Platelets Jenkins C 2018 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Red blood cell antibody-induced anemia causes differential degrees of tissue hypoxia in kidney and brain Mistry N, Mazer CD, Sled JG, Lazarus AH, Cahill LS, Solish M, Zhou Y-Q, Romanova N, Hare AGM, Doctor A, Fisher JA, Brunt KR, Simpson JA, Hare GMT 2018 Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol View Researchers Basic 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 View Health care providers Clinical research
Changes in plasma unit distributions to hospitals over a 10-year period Seheult JN, Shaz B, Bravo M, Croxon H, Devine D, Doncaster C, Field S, Flanagan P, Germain M, Gregoire Y, Kamel H, Karafin M, Kelting N, Lewis M, O'Brien C, Murphy MF, Rossmann S, Sayers M, Shinar E, Takanashi M, Titlestad K, Yazer MH 2018 Transfusion View Blood operators Clinical research
Does my complex patient have DIC? Shih A 2018 CanadiEM website View Health care providers Other
Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia: Novel mechanisms of miscarriage learned from placental pathology in animal models Yougbaré I, Zdravic D, Ni H 2018 J Pediatr Pediatr Med View Researchers Basic research
Questioning some recommendations in the umbilical cord blood guideline Elmoazzen H, Petraszko T 2018 J Obstet Gynaecol Can View Health care providers New or improved product or process