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Title | Authors | Year | Journal Sort descending | Link to Article | Intended Audience | Purpose |
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Proceedings of the Food and Drug Administration's public workshop on new red blood cell product regulatory science 2016 | Vostal JG, Buehler PW, Gelderman MP, Alayash AI, Doctor A, Zimring JC, Glynn SA, Hess JR, Klein H, Acker JP, Spinella PC, D'Alessandro A, Palsson B, Raife TJ, Busch MP, McMahon TJ, Intaglietta M, Swartz HM, Dubick MA, Cardin S, Patel RP, Natanson C, Weisel JW, Muszynski JA, Norris PJ, Ness PM | 2018 | Transfusion | View Proceedings of the Food and Drug Administration's public workshop on new red blood cell product regulatory science 2016 | Researchers | New or improved product or process |
Transfusion-related acute lung injury after transfusion of pooled immune globulin: a case report | Quest GR, Gaal H, Clarke G, Nahirniak S | 2014 | Transfusion | View Transfusion-related acute lung injury after transfusion of pooled immune globulin: a case report | Health care providers | Clinical research |
Assessing opportunities and challenges for establishing a national program to distribute cord blood for research | Isasi R, Mastronardi C, Golder M, Allan D, Walker M, Halpenny M, Yang L, Elmoazzen H, Chargé S | 2018 | Transfusion | View Assessing opportunities and challenges for establishing a national program to distribute cord blood for research | Researchers | Other |
Platelet vesicles are potent inflammatory mediators in red blood cell products and washing reduces the inflammatory phenotype | Almizraq R, Kipkeu B, Acker JP | 2020 | Transfusion | View Platelet vesicles are potent inflammatory mediators in red blood cell products and washing reduces the inflammatory phenotype | Researchers | Basic research |
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 Exploring the components of bleeding outcomes in transfusion trials for patients with hematologic malignancy | Researchers | Clinical research |
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 SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among blood donors after the first COVID-19 wave in Canada | Researchers | Clinical research |
Climate change and parasitic risk to the blood supply | Drews SJ, Wendel S, Leiby DA, Tonnetti L, Ushiro-Lumb I, O'Brien SF, Lieshout-Krikke RW, Bloch EM, the International Society of Blood Transfusion Working Party Parasite Subgroup | 2023 | Transfusion | View Climate change and parasitic risk to the blood supply | Blood operators | Clinical research |
National Blood Foundation 2021 Research and Development summit: Discovery, innovation, and challenges in advancing blood and biotherapies | Holmberg JA, Henry SM, Burnouf T, Devine D, Marschner S, Boothby TC, Burger SR, Chou ST, Custer B, Blumberg N, Siegel DL, Spitalnik SL | 2022 | Transfusion | View National Blood Foundation 2021 Research and Development summit: Discovery, innovation, and challenges in advancing blood and biotherapies | Researchers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
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 | View Antibody specific for the glycophorin A complex mediates intravenous immune globulin-resistant anemia in a murine model | Researchers | Basic research |
Bacterial contamination in platelets: incremental improvements drive down but do not eliminate risk | Jenkins C, Ramirez-Arcos S, Goldman M, Devine DV | 2011 | Transfusion | View Bacterial contamination in platelets: incremental improvements drive down but do not eliminate risk | Blood operators | New or improved product or process |
Blood Group Antigen Matching Influence on Gestational Outcomes (AMIGO) study | Delaney M, Wikman A, van de Watering L, Schonewille H, Verdoes JP, Emery SP, Murphy MF, Staves J, Flach S, Arnold DM, Kaufman RM, Ziman A, Harm SK, Fung M, Eppes CS, Dunbar NM, Buser A, Meyer E, Savoia H, Abeysinghe P, Heddle N, Tinmouth A, Traore AN, Yazer MH, for the Best Collaborative | 2017 | Transfusion | View Blood Group Antigen Matching Influence on Gestational Outcomes (AMIGO) study | Researchers | Clinical research |
Dengue virus persists and replicates during storage of platelet and red blood cell units | Sutherland MR, Simon AY, Serrano K, Schubert P, Acker JP, Pryzdial ELG | 2016 | Transfusion | View Dengue virus persists and replicates during storage of platelet and red blood cell units | Researchers | Basic research |
Fatal false-negative transfusion infection involving a buffy coat platelet pool contaminated with biofilm-positive Staphylococcus epidermidis: a case report | Kou Y, Pagotto F, Hannach B, Ramirez-Arcos S | 2015 | Transfusion | View Fatal false-negative transfusion infection involving a buffy coat platelet pool contaminated with biofilm-positive Staphylococcus epidermidis: a case report | Health care providers | Clinical research |
Improved mouse models for the study of treatment modalities for immune-mediated platelet destruction | Katsman Y, Foo AH, Leontyev D, Branch DR | 2010 | Transfusion | View Improved mouse models for the study of treatment modalities for immune-mediated platelet destruction | Researchers | Basic 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 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 | Blood operators | New or improved product or process |
Translating red cell "omics" into new perspectives in transfusion medicine: mining the gems in the data mountains | Spitalnik SL, Devine DV | 2019 | Transfusion | View Translating red cell "omics" into new perspectives in transfusion medicine: mining the gems in the data mountains | Researchers | Other |
Differential red blood cell age fractionation and Band?3 phosphorylation distinguish two different subtypes of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia | Bloch EM, Branch HA, Sakac D, Leger RM, Branch DR | 2020 | Transfusion | View Differential red blood cell age fractionation and Band?3 phosphorylation distinguish two different subtypes of warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia | Researchers | Basic research |
A prospective multi-faceted interventional study of blood bank technologist screening of red blood cell transfusion orders: The START study | Kron AT, Collins A, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Pendergrast J, Webert K, Lieberman L, Zeller MP, Harding SR, Nahirniak S, Prokopchuk-Gauk O, Lin Y, Mendez B, Armali C, Lee C, Watson D, Arnott D, Xun F, Blain H, Panchuk H, Hughes H, Chorneyko K, Angers M, Pilutti N, Lett R, Dowsley S, Ruijs T, Cupido T, Kichinko T, Thompson T, Afshar-Ghotli Z, Callum J, University of Toronto Quality in Utilization, Education and Safety in Transfusion (QUEST) Research Program | 2021 | Transfusion | View A prospective multi-faceted interventional study of blood bank technologist screening of red blood cell transfusion orders: The START study | Health care providers | Clinical research |
From MPOX to the next epidemic: Words matter when talking about equity-deserving groups | Butler-Foster T, Khandelwal A, Montemayor C, Miller YM, Yan MTS, Holmberg JA, Ipe TS, Accooe P, Cancelas JA | 2023 | Transfusion | View From MPOX to the next epidemic: Words matter when talking about equity-deserving groups | Health care providers | Ethical, legal & social implications research |
Serologic reactivity of unidentified specificity in antenatal testing and hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn: The BEST collaborative study | Lu W, Ziman A, Yan MTS, Waters A, Virk MS, Tran A, Tang H, Shih AW, Scally E, Raval JS, Pandey S, Pagano MB, Shan H, Moore C, Morrison D, Cormack O, Fitzgerald J, Duncan J, Corean J, Clarke G, Yazer M | 2023 | Transfusion | View Serologic reactivity of unidentified specificity in antenatal testing and hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn: The BEST collaborative study | Health care providers | Clinical research |
A large national study of ferritin testing in Canadian blood donors | Goldman M, Uzicanin S, Osmond L, Scalia V, O'Brien SF | 2017 | Transfusion | View A large national study of ferritin testing in Canadian blood donors | Blood operators | Clinical research |
Determining the inventory impact of extended shelf life platelets with a network simulation model | Blake J | 2017 | Transfusion | View Determining the inventory impact of extended shelf life platelets with a network simulation model | Researchers | New or improved product or process |
Quality of red blood cells washed using an automated cell processor with and without irradiation | Hansen AL, Turner TR, Yi QL, Acker JP | 2014 | Transfusion | View Quality of red blood cells washed using an automated cell processor with and without irradiation | Researchers | New or improved product or process |
The fibrinogen but not the Factor VIII content of transfused plasma determines its effectiveness at reducing bleeding in coagulopathic mice | Eltringham-Smith LJ, Lei X, Reheman A, Lambourne MD, Pryzdial EL, Ni H, Sheffield WP | 2014 | Transfusion | View The fibrinogen but not the Factor VIII content of transfused plasma determines its effectiveness at reducing bleeding in coagulopathic mice | Researchers | Basic research |
The impact of age and sex on first-time donor return behavior | Masser BM, Wright S, Germain M, Grégoire Y, Goldman M, O'Brien SF, Kamel H, Bravo M, Merz EM, van den Hurk K, Prinsze F, Takanashi M, Wilder Z, Shaz B, Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative | 2020 | Transfusion | View The impact of age and sex on first-time donor return behavior | Researchers | Clinical research |
Transfusion-related Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection: A multicenter prospective cohort study among pediatric recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplants (TREASuRE study) | Enok Bonong PR, Buteau C, Delage G, Tanner JE, Lacroix J, Duval M, Laporte L, Tucci M, Robitaille N, Spinella PC, Cuvelier G, Vercauteren S, Lewis V, Fearon M, Drews SJ, Alfieri C, Trottier H | 2021 | Transfusion | View Transfusion-related Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection: A multicenter prospective cohort study among pediatric recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplants (TREASuRE study) | Health care providers | Clinical research |
Balancing non-discriminatory donor selection and blood safety in the Netherlands: Evaluation of an individual risk assessment of sexual behavior | Hahn B, Quee F, Prinsze FJ, Gregoire Y, O'Brien SF, Germain M, van de Laar T, Zaaijer HL, van den Hurk K | 2022 | Transfusion | View Balancing non-discriminatory donor selection and blood safety in the Netherlands: Evaluation of an individual risk assessment of sexual behavior | Blood operators | MSM research |
Effect of a thrombopoietin receptor agonist on use of intravenous immune globulin in patients with immune thrombocytopenia | Zeller MP, Heddle NM, Kelton JG, Hamilton K, Wang G, Sholapur N, Carruthers J, Hsia C, Blais N, Toltl L, Hamm C, Pearson M-A, Arnold DM | 2015 | Transfusion | View Effect of a thrombopoietin receptor agonist on use of intravenous immune globulin in patients with immune thrombocytopenia | Health care providers | Clinical research |
How safe is safe enough, who decides and how? From a zero-risk paradigm to risk-based decision making | Menitove JE, Leach Bennett J, Tomasulo P, Katz LM | 2014 | Transfusion | View How safe is safe enough, who decides and how? From a zero-risk paradigm to risk-based decision making | Blood operators | Other |
Impact of informing donors of low ferritin results | Goldman M, Uzicanin S, Scalia J, Scalia V, O'Brien SF | 2016 | Transfusion | View Impact of informing donors of low ferritin results | Blood operators | Clinical research |
Leaving nothing to chance: how to randomize a clinical trial | Toltl LJ, Arnold DM | 2012 | Transfusion | View Leaving nothing to chance: how to randomize a clinical trial | Researchers | Other |
Strict anaerobic Staphylococcus saccharolyticus isolates recovered from contaminated platelet concentrates fail to multiply during platelet storage | Ali H, Rood IG, de Korte D, Ramirez-Arcos S | 2012 | Transfusion | View Strict anaerobic Staphylococcus saccharolyticus isolates recovered from contaminated platelet concentrates fail to multiply during platelet storage | Researchers | Basic research |
Neutropenia and monocytopenia in recurrent anaphylactoid reactions after red blood cell transfusions in a woman with immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency and anti-IgA | Warkentin TE, Morin P-A, Heddle NM | 2018 | Transfusion | View Neutropenia and monocytopenia in recurrent anaphylactoid reactions after red blood cell transfusions in a woman with immunoglobulin A (IgA) deficiency and anti-IgA | Health care providers | Clinical research |
SCAR: The high-prevalence antigen 013.008 in the Scianna blood group system | Srivastava K, Albasri J, Alsuhaibani OM, Aljasem HA, Bueno MU, Antonacci T, Branch DR, Denomme GA, Flegel WA | 2021 | Transfusion | View SCAR: The high-prevalence antigen 013.008 in the Scianna blood group system | Researchers | Basic research |
An uncertain association between influenza season, recent influenza vaccination campaigns, and unconfirmed repeat reactive syphilis serology assay results in Canadian blood donors | Drews SJ, Bodnar M, Gill B, Carson D, Hawes G, Yi QL, Tran V, Zhou HY, Bigham M, O'Brien SF | 2022 | Transfusion | View An uncertain association between influenza season, recent influenza vaccination campaigns, and unconfirmed repeat reactive syphilis serology assay results in Canadian blood donors | Researchers | Benchmarking and standard setting |
Modeling unrelated blood stem cell donor recruitment using simulated registrant cohorts: Assessment of human leukocyte antigen matching across ethnicity groups | Blake JT, Parmar G, Ganz K, Seftel MD, Allan DS | 2023 | Transfusion | View Modeling unrelated blood stem cell donor recruitment using simulated registrant cohorts: Assessment of human leukocyte antigen matching across ethnicity groups | Health care providers | New or improved product or process |
Automated closed volume reduction process for apheresis stem cell grafts: From development to clinical implementation | Howell A, Letcher B, Murphy K, Elmoazzen H, Petraszko T, Acker JP, Pineault N, Holovati JL | 2022 | Transfusion | View Automated closed volume reduction process for apheresis stem cell grafts: From development to clinical implementation | Researchers | New or improved product or process |
A data-informed system to manage scarce blood product allocation in a randomized controlled trial of convalescent plasma | Li N, Zeller MP, Shih AW, Heddle NM, St. John M, Bégin P, Callum J, Arnold DM, Akbari-Moghaddam M, Down DG, Jamula E, Devine DV, Tinmouth A | 2022 | Transfusion | View A data-informed system to manage scarce blood product allocation in a randomized controlled trial of convalescent plasma | Researchers | Clinical research |
Evaluating the 4-hour and 30-minute rules: effects of room temperature exposure on red blood cell quality and bacterial growth | Ramirez-Arcos S, Mastronardi C, Perkins H, Kou Y, Turner T, Mastronardi E, Hansen A, Yi QL, McLaughlin N, Kahwash E, Lin Y, Acker J | 2013 | Transfusion | View Evaluating the 4-hour and 30-minute rules: effects of room temperature exposure on red blood cell quality and bacterial growth | Regulators | New or improved product or process |
Introduction of a closed-system cell processor for red blood cell washing: postimplementation monitoring of safety and efficacy | Acker JP, Hansen AL, Yi Q-L, Sondi N, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Pendergrast J, Hannach B | 2016 | Transfusion | View Introduction of a closed-system cell processor for red blood cell washing: postimplementation monitoring of safety and efficacy | Blood operators | New or improved product or process |
Shining a light on AHG "blind" spot(s) | Branch DR, Westhoff CM | 2016 | Transfusion | View Shining a light on AHG "blind" spot(s) | Researchers | Basic research |
The effects of rejuvenation during hypothermic storage on red blood cell membrane remodeling | Kurach JDR, Almizraq R, Bicalho B, Acker JP, Holovati JL | 2014 | Transfusion | View The effects of rejuvenation during hypothermic storage on red blood cell membrane remodeling | Researchers | Basic research |
Timing of gamma irradiation and blood donor sex influences in vitro characteristics of red blood cells | de Korte D, Thibault L, Handke W, Harm SK, Morrison A, Fitzpatrick A, Marks DC, Yi QL, Acker JP | 2018 | Transfusion | View Timing of gamma irradiation and blood donor sex influences in vitro characteristics of red blood cells | Blood operators | New or improved product or process |
Warm-reactive (immunoglobulin G) autoantibodies and laboratory testing best practices: review of the literature and survey of current practice | Ziman A, Cohn C, Carey PM, Dunbar NM, Fung MK, Greinacher A, Stanworth S, Heddle NM, Delaney M | 2017 | Transfusion | View Warm-reactive (immunoglobulin G) autoantibodies and laboratory testing best practices: review of the literature and survey of current practice | Health care providers | New or improved product or process |
Addressing the identity crisis in healthcare: positive patient identification technology reduces wrong patient events | Callum J, Etchells E, Shojania K | 2019 | Transfusion | View Addressing the identity crisis in healthcare: positive patient identification technology reduces wrong patient events | Health care providers | Clinical research |
Two-year follow-up of donors in a large national study of ferritin testing | Goldman M, Uzicanin S, Osmond L, Yi Q-L, Scalia V, O'Brien SF | 2018 | Transfusion | View Two-year follow-up of donors in a large national study of ferritin testing | Researchers | Clinical research |
A prospective observational study of the incidence, natural history, and risk factors for intravenous immunoglobulin-mediated hemolysis | Pendergrast J, Armali C, Callum J, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Jiwajee A, Lieberman L, Lau W, Lin Y, Parmar N, Pavenski K, Riden LS, Shehata N, Willie-Ramharack K, Tomlinson G, Tong TN, Binnington B, Branch DR | 2021 | Transfusion | View A prospective observational study of the incidence, natural history, and risk factors for intravenous immunoglobulin-mediated hemolysis | Researchers | Clinical research |
Staphylococcus epidermidis undergoes global changes in gene expression during biofilm maturation in platelet concentrates | Loza-Correa M, Yousuf B, Ramirez-Arcos S | 2021 | Transfusion | View Staphylococcus epidermidis undergoes global changes in gene expression during biofilm maturation in platelet concentrates | Researchers | Basic research |
Noninvasive pH monitoring for bacterial detection in platelet concentrates | Loza-Correa M, Perkins H, Kumaran D, Kou Y, Qaisar R, Geelhood S, Ramirez-Arcos S | 2016 | Transfusion | View Noninvasive pH monitoring for bacterial detection in platelet concentrates | Researchers | New or improved product or process |
Quality of red blood cells washed using the ACP 215 cell processor: assessment of optimal pre- and postwash storage times and conditions | Hansen A, Yi QL, Acker JP | 2013 | Transfusion | View Quality of red blood cells washed using the ACP 215 cell processor: assessment of optimal pre- and postwash storage times and conditions | Researchers | New or improved product or process |