Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Chapter 11: Massive hemorrhage and emergency transfusion Trudeau J, Dawe P, Shih A 2021 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Current challenges of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) seroprevalence studies among blood donors: A scoping review Saeed S, Uzicanin S, Lewin A, Lieshout-Krikke R, Faddy H, Erikstrup C, Osiowy C, Seed C, Steele W, Davidson K, Custer B, O’Brien S, Assessment ObotSR, Policy sub-group of the Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party of the International Society of Blood Transfusion 2021 medRxiv View Researchers Basic research
International Forum on Walking Blood Bank Programmes: Summary Martinaud C, Scorer T, Lozano M, Miles A, Fitchett G, Ba A, Wikman A, Nimberger-Hansson P, Enbuske S, Bohon?k M, Devine D, Beckett AN, Mbanya D, T'Sas F, Degueldre J, Chueca M, Dedome E, Apelseth T, Strandenes G, Wendel S, Fachini R, Olszewski A, Dupont C, Glassberg E, Shinar E, Taylor AL, Corley JB, Sekaran Nadarajan V, Dunbar N 2021 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
CD248 enhances tissue factor procoagulant function, promoting arterial and venous thrombosis in mouse models Kapopara PR, Safikhan NS, Huang JL, Meixner SC, Gonzalez K, Loghmani H, Ruf W, Mast AE, Lei V, Pryzdial ELG, Conway EM 2021 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
Rethinking platelet transfusion practices Devine DV 2021 Blood View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Convalescent plasma for hospitalized patients with COVID-19 and the effect of plasma antibodies: a randomized controlled, open-label 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, Arnold DM, for The CONCOR-1 Study Group 2021 medRxiv View Health care providers Clinical research
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Platelets Jenkins C 2021 Blood.ca website Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
FcgammaRI and FcgammaRIII on splenic macrophages mediate phagocytosis of anti-glycoprotein IIb/IIIa autoantibody-opsonized platelets in immune thrombocytopenia Norris PAA, Segel GB, Burack WR, Sachs UJ, Lissenberg-Thunnissen SN, Vidarsson G, Bayat B, Cserti-Gazdewich CM, Callum J, Lin Y, Branch D, Kapur R, Semple JW, Lazarus AH 2021 Haematologica View Researchers Basic research
Pragmatic, double-blind, randomised trial evaluating the impact of red blood cell donor sex on recipient mortality in an academic hospital population: the innovative Trial Assessing Donor Sex (iTADS) protocol Fergusson DA, Chassé M, Tinmouth A, Acker JP, English S, Forster AJ, Hawken S, Shehata N, Thavorn K, Wilson K, Tuttle A, Perelman I, Cober N, Maddison H, Tokessy M 2021 BMJ Open View Researchers Clinical research
DNA Mediated Blood Coagulation: Extracellular DNA Accelerates Fibrinogen Polymerization By Thrombin Independent of Contact Pathway Vappala S, Straus S, Pryzdial EL, Conway E, Kizhakkedathu J 2021 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Reconstituted cryopreserved platelets synthesize proteins during short-term storage and packaging a defined subset into microvesicles Schubert P, Johnson L, Culibrk B, Chen Z, Tan S, Marks DC, Devine DV 2021 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Major clinical trial finds convalescent plasma does not help patients with COVID-19 Modi D 2021 Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network December 2021 Newsletter View Health care providers Clinical research
A Higher Antibody Response Is Generated With a 6- to 7-Week (vs Standard) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Vaccine Dosing Interval Grunau B, Asamoah-Boaheng M, Lavoie PM, Karim ME, Kirkham TL, Demers PA, Barakauskas V, Marquez AC, Jassem AN, O'Brien SF, Drews SJ, Haig S, Cheskes S, Goldfarb DM 2021 Clin Infect Dis View Researchers Clinical research
Chapter 6: Donor selection, donor testing and pathogen reduction Drews S, Khandelwal A, Goldman M, Devine D 2021 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Estimating the impact on the inventory of implementing pathogen-reduced platelets in Canada Blake JT, McTaggart K, Couture C 2021 Transfusion View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Necrotizing enterocolitis and mortality after transfusion of ABO non-identical blood Parvizian MK, Barty R, Heddle NM, Li N, McDougall T, Mukerji A, Fusch C, Solh Z 2021 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Mechanism of increased efficacy of recombinant Fc-?TP-L309C compared to IVIg to ameliorate mouse immune thrombocytopenia Lewis BJB, Binnington B, Blacquiere M, Spirig R, Käsermann F, Branch DR 2021 eJHaem View Researchers Basic research
Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Cells, Tissues, and Organs and the Risk of Transmission Through Transplantation Gaussen A, Hornby L, Rockl G, O’Brien S, Delage G, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Drews SJ, Weiss MJ, Lewin A 2021 Transplantation View Health care providers Clinical research
The SSC platelet immunology register of VITT and VIITP: Toward standardization of laboratory and clinical parameters Choi PY, Grace RF, Therese Ahlen M, Nazy I, Sachs UJ, Arnold DM, McKenzie SE, Althaus K, Sharma R, Bakchoul T 2021 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
ResearchUnit: Intravenous albumin is not associated with improved outcomes in cardiac surgery patients Bartoszko J 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
Compliance with the massive hemorrhage protocol in trauma: a retrospective quality review Khayyat H, Callum JL, Hill-Strathy M, Strauss R, Notario L, Nathens A, da Luz L 2021 Can J Anaesth View Health care providers Clinical research
Registration errors among patients receiving blood transfusions: a national analysis from 2008 to 2017 Vijenthira S, Armali C, Downie H, Wilson A, Paton K, Berry B, Wu HX, Robitaille A, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Callum J 2021 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Successful prenatal therapy for anti-CD36-mediated severe FNAIT by deglycosylated antibodies in a novel murine model Xu X, Chen D, Ye X, Xia W, Xu Y, Chen Y, Shao Y, Deng J, Ding H, Liu J, Wang J, Ni H, Fu Y, Santoso S 2021 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Evaluating the Tactical Combat Casualty Care principles in civilian and military settings: systematic review, knowledge gap analysis and recommendations for future research Strauss R, Menchetti I, Perrier L, Blondal E, Peng H, Sullivan-Kwantes W, Tien H, Nathens A, Beckett A, Callum J, da Luz LT 2021 Trauma Surg Acute Care Open View Health care providers Clinical research
Chapitre 15: Composants sanguins négatifs pour les anti-CMV, irradiés et lavéss Prokopchuk-Gauk O, Solh Z 2021 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among Vancouver public school staff in British Columbia, Canada Goldfarb DM, Mâsse LC, Watts AW, Hutchison SM, Muttucomaroe L, Bosman ES, Barakauskas VE, Choi A, Irvine MA, Reicherz F, Coombs D, O’Reilly C, Sediqi S, Razzaghian HR, Sadarangani M, O’Brien SF, Lavoie PM 2021 medRxiv View Researchers Clinical research
Concentré de recherche: Transfusion de plaquettes chez les enfants atteints de cancer Barty R 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Evidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Cells, Tissues and Organs and the Risk of Transmission Through Transplantation Gaussen A, Hornby L, Rockl G, O'Brien S, Delage G, Sapir-Pichhadze R, Drews SJ, Weiss MJ, Lewin A 2021 Transplantation View Health care providers Clinical research
International survey on Helicobacter pylori testing in patients with immune thrombocytopenia: Communication of the platelet immunology scientific and standardization committee Vishnu P, Duncan J, Connell N, Cooper N, Lim W, Rodeghiero F, Tomiyama Y, Grace RF, Bakchoul T, Arnold DM 2021 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
A Higher Antibody Response Is Generated With a 6- to 7-Week (vs Standard) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Vaccine Dosing Interval Grunau B, Asamoah-Boaheng M, Lavoie PM, Karim ME, Kirkham TL, Demers PA, Barakauskas V, Marquez AC, Jassem AN, O’Brien SF, Drews SJ, Haig S, Cheskes S, Goldfarb DM 2021 Clin Infect Dis View Researchers Clinical research
Terminal half-life of FVIII and FIX according to age, blood group and concentrate type: Data from the WAPPS database Versloot O, Iserman E, Chelle P, Germini F, Edginton AN, Schutgens REG, Iorio A, Fischer K 2021 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research
Antibody and cellular therapies for treatment of covid-19: a living systematic review and network meta-analysis Siemieniuk RA, Bartoszko JJ, Díaz Martinez JP, Kum E, Qasim A, Zeraatkar D, Izcovich A, Mangala S, Ge L, Han MA, Agoritsas T, Arnold D, Ávila C, Chu DK, Couban R, Cusano E, Darzi AJ, Devji T, Foroutan F, Ghadimi M, Khamis A, Lamontagne F, Loeb M, Miroshnychenko A, Motaghi S, Murthy S, Mustafa RA, Rada G, Rochwerg B, Switzer C, Vandvik PO, Vernooij RW, Wang Y, Yao L, Guyatt GH, Brignardello-Petersen R 2021 BMJ View Researchers Clinical research
Rapport de surveillance 2020 O'Brien S 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Anaphylactic transfusion reactions and IgA deficiency Khandelwal A, Clarke G, Goldman M 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Current Understanding of the Relationship between Blood Donor Variability and Blood Component Quality Hadjesfandiari N, Khorshidfar M, Devine DV 2021 Int J Mol Sci View Blood operators New or improved product or process
COVID-19 convalescent plasma: Interim recommendations from the AABB Cohn CS, Estcourt L, Grossman BJ, Pagano MB, Allen ES, Bloch EM, Casadevall A, Devine DV, Dunbar NM, Foroutan F, Gniadek TJ, Goel R, Gorlin J, Joyner MJ, Metcalf RA, Raval JS, Rice TW, Shaz BH, Vassallo RR, Winters JL, Beaudoin G, Tobian AAR 2021 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Evaluation of a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)/post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) deferral policy among blood donors Saeed S, Goldman M, Uzicanin S, O'Brien SF 2021 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Persistence of CRISPR/Cas9 gene edited hematopoietic stem cells following transplantation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical studies Maganti HB, Bailey AJM, Kirkham AM, Shorr R, Pineault N, Allan DS 2021 Stem Cells Transl Med View Researchers Basic research
Translating bioactive peptides for COVID-19 therapy Bhullar KS, Drews SJ, Wu J 2021 Eur J Pharmacol View Researchers Basic research
Concentré de recherche: Saignement pendant la chirurgie cardiaque?: le?concentré de complexe prothrombique est-il une solution de rechange au plasma? Kron A 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
Maintaining trust in a pandemic: Blood collection agency messaging to donors and the public during the early days of COVID-19 Haw J, Thorpe R, Holloway K 2021 SocArXiv View Blood operators Ethical, legal and social implications research
COVID-19 Case Age Distribution: Correction for Differential Testing by Age Fisman DN, Greer A, Brankston G, Hillmer M, O'Brien SF, Drews S, Tuite AR 2021 Ann Intern Med View Researchers Clinical research
Diagnostic approach to the adult with unexplained thrombocytopenia Arnold D, Cuker A 2021 UptoDate View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Ketamine administration for acute painful sickle cell crisis: A randomized controlled trial Alshahrani MS, AlSulaibikh AH, ElTahan MR, AlFaraj SZ, Asonto LP, AlMulhim AA, AlAbbad MF, Almaghraby N, AlJumaan MA, AlJunaid TO, Darweesh MN, AlHawaj FM, Mahmoud AM, Alossaimi BK, Alotaibi SK, AlMutairi TM, AlSulaiman Pharm DD, Alfaraj D, Alhawwas R, Mbuagbaw L, Lewis K, Verhovsek M, Crowther M, Guyatt G, Alhazzani W 2021 Acad Emerg Med View Researchers Clinical research
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
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Red blood cells, leukocytes reduced (LR) Jenkins C 2021 Blood.ca website Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting