Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Blood shortages planning in Canada: The National Emergency Blood Management Committee experience during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic Prokopchuk-Gauk O, Petraszko T, Nahirniak S, Doncaster C, Levy I 2021 Transfusion View Regulators Benchmarking and standard setting
Concentré de recherche: Précision et efficacité accrues dans la gestion des réserves de sang Li N 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Examining prescribing practices with respect to oral iron supplementation for post-partum anemia: a retrospective review Iancu AM, Buckstein J, Melamed N, Lin Y 2021 J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Evaluation of the sexual health in people living with hemophilia Germini F, Chai-Adisaksopha C, Pete D, Curtis R, Frick N, Nichol MB, Noone D, O'Mahony B, Page D, Stonebraker JS, Thabane L, Crowther MA, Skinner MW, Iorio A 2021 Haemophilia View Researchers Clinical research
Circulaire d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Composants plasmatiques Jenkins C 2021 Blood.ca website Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Chapter 4: Clinical transfusion procedures Clarke G, Al-Riyami AZ, Roxby D 2021 Educational Modules on Clinical Use of Blood View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
ResearchUnit: Platelet Transfusion in Children with Cancer Barty R 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
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 Researchers Clinical research
Irradiated, Washed and CMV Seronegative Blood Components Prokopchuk-Gauk O, Solh Z 2021 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
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 Researchers Clinical research
Managing drug shortages during a pandemic: tocilizumab and COVID-19 Verma AA, Pai M, Saha S, Bean S, Fralick M, Gibson JL, Greenberg RA, Kwan JL, Lapointe-Shaw L, Tang T, Morris AM, Razak F 2021 CMAJ View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Surveillance report 2020 O'Brien S 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Répercussions de la COVID-19 sur le don de sang au Canada Khandelwal A 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Syndrome respiratoire aigu post-transfusionnel (TRALI) Gupta A, Yan M 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Adjunct Immune Globulin for Vaccine-Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Bourguignon A, Arnold DM, Warkentin TE, Smith JW, Pannu T, Shrum JM, Al Maqrashi ZAA, Shroff A, Lessard M-C, Blais N, Kelton JG, Nazy I 2021 N Engl J Med View Health care providers Clinical research
ResearchUnit: Treatment and detection of vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) Abe T 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
Evaluation of riboflavin and ultraviolet light treatment against Klebsiella pneumoniae in whole blood-derived platelets: A pilot study Alabdullatif M, Osman IE, Alrasheed M, Ramirez-Arcos S, Alyousef M, Althawadi S, Alhumiadan H 2021 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
A trend of dropping anti-SARS-CoV-2 plaque reduction neutralization test titers over time in Canadian convalescent plasma donors Drews SJ, Devine DV, McManus J, Mendoza E, Manguiat K, Wood H, Girardin R, Dupuis A, McDonough K, Drebot M 2021 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Recommended primary outcomes for clinical trials evaluating hemostatic blood products and agents in patients with bleeding: Proceedings of a National Heart Lung and Blood Institute and US Department of Defense Consensus Conference Spinella PC, El Kassar N, Cap AP, Kindzelski AL, Almond CS, Barkun A, Gernsheimer TB, Goldstein JN, Holcomb JB, Iorio A, Jensen DM, Key NS, Levy JH, Mayer SA, Moore EE, Stanworth SJ, Lewis RJ, Steiner ME 2021 J Trauma Acute Care Surg View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
ResearchUnit: Treating bleeding during cardiac surgery: Is prothrombin complex concentrate a substitute for plasma? Kron A 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
The importance of evaluating differences in HES formulations used in hematopoietic progenitor cell cryopreservation Halpenny M, William N, Elmoazzen H, Giulivi A, Martin L, Perron D, Bredeson C, Hamelin L, Huebsch L, Yang L, Birch P, Acker JP 2021 Cytotherapy View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Treatment-induced cerebral sinus venous thrombosis in childhood acute lymphoblastic malignancies: New risk factors to consider El-Khoury H, Saifi O, Haddad S, Chahrour M, Ghanem KM, Mubarak Y, Tamim H, Makki M, Zakka C, Chan AK, Mahfouz R, Tarek N, El-Solh H, Abboud MR, Saab R, Muwakkit SA 2021 Pediatr Blood Cancer View Health care providers Clinical research
Discrete-Event Simulation to Model the Thrombolysis Process for Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients at Urban and Rural Hospitals Bulmer T, Volders D, Blake J, Kamal N 2021 Front Neurol View Researchers New or improved product or process
Extensive variability in platelet, bleeding, and QOL outcome measures in adult and pediatric ITP: Communication from the ISTH SSC subcommittee on platelet immunology Al-Samkari H, Cronin A, Arnold DM, Rodeghiero F, Grace RF 2021 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
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 Health care providers Clinical research
Tantalum-containing meso-porous glass fibres for hemostatic applications Nagrath M, Rahimnejad Yazdi A, Rafferty A, Daly D, Rahman SU, Gallant RC, Ni H, Arany PR, Towler MR 2021 Mater Today Commun View Researchers Basic research
Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus Strain CBS2016-05, Isolated from Contaminated Platelet Concentrates in Canada Yousuf B, Flint A, Weedmark K, Pagotto F, Ramirez-Arcos S, Hotopp JCD 2021 Microbiol Resour Announc View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Peptide-Modified Surfaces for Binding Carbamylated Proteins from Plasma Ma Y, Hadjesfandiari N, Doschak M, Devine D, Tonelli M, Unsworth L 2021 Langmuir View Researchers Basic research
A systematic review of the association between anti-?-2 glycoprotein I antibodies and APS manifestations Jiang D, Lim W, Crowther M, Garcia D 2021 Blood Adv View Researchers Clinical research
Convalescent plasma for adults with acute COVID-19 respiratory illness (CONCOR-1): study protocol for an international, multicentre, randomized, open-label trial Bégin P, Callum J, Heddle NM, Cook R, Zeller MP, Tinmouth A, Fergusson DA, Cushing MM, Glesby MJ, Chassé M, Devine DV, Robitalle N, Bazin R, Shehata N, Finzi A, McGeer A, Scales DC, Schwartz L, Turgeon AF, Zarychanski R, Daneman N, Carl R, Amorim L, Gabe C, Ellis M, Sachais BS, Loftsgard KC, Jamula E, Carruthers J, Duncan J, Lucier K, Li N, Liu Y, Armali C, Kron A, Modi D, Auclair M-C, Cerro S, Avram M, Arnold DM 2021 Trials View Researchers Clinical research
Filariasis and transfusion-associated risk: a literature review Drews SJ, Spencer BR, Wendel S, Bloch EM, International Society of Blood Transfusion TTID Working Party Parasite Subgroup 2021 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Stepping Stones or Second Class Donors?: a qualitative analysis of gay, bisexual, and queer men's perspectives on plasma donation policy in Canada Grace D, Gaspar M, Klassen B, Lessard D, Anand P, Brennan DJ, Lachowsky N, Adam BD, Cox J, Lambert G, Jollimore J, Hart TA 2021 BMC Public Health View Blood operators MSM research
Vox Sanguinis International Forum on Mitigation Strategies to Prevent Faint and Pre-faint Adverse Reactions in Whole Blood Donors: Summary Goldman M, Townsend M, Magnussen K, Lozano M, Nissen-Meyer LS, Lee CK, Leung JN, Takanashi M, McKay J, Kvist M, Robitaille N, Deschênes J, Di Angelantonio E, McMahon A, Roberts D, Maghsudlu M, Castrén J, Tiberghien P, Woimant G, Morel P, Kamel H, Bravo M, Shinhar E, Gendelman V, Raz H, Wendel S, Fachini R, Quee F, van den Hurk K, Wiersum J, Grima K, Speedy J, Bruun M, Dunbar N 2021 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Effect of cryopreservation on a rare McLeod donor red blood cell concentrate Turner TR, Clarke G, Denomme GA, Skeate R, Acker JP 2021 Immunohematology View Researchers Basic research
A multisite study of pertussis vaccine effectiveness by time since last vaccine dose from three Canadian provinces: A Canadian Immunization Research Network study Savage RD, Bell CA, Righolt CH, Wilkinson K, Schwartz KL, Chen C, Bolotin S, Deeks SL, Drews SJ, Jamieson FB, Johnson C, Kwong JC, Mahmud SM, Russell ML, Simmonds KA, Svenson LW, Crowcroft NS 2021 Vaccine View Researchers Clinical research
ResearchUnit: Convalescent plasma is an ineffective treatment for patients with COVID-19 Modi D 2021 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
GPIb? is the driving force of hepatic thrombopoietin generation Karakas D, Xu M, Ni H 2021 Res Pract Thromb Haem View Researchers Basic research
Insights in ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia Greinacher A, Selleng K, Palankar R, Wesche J, Handtke S, Wolff M, Aurich K, Lalk M, Methling K, Völker U, Hentschker C, Michalik S, Steil L, Reder A, Schönborn L, Beer M, Franzke K, Büttner A, Fehse B, Stavrou EX, Rangaswamy C, Mailer RK, Englert H, Frye M, Thiele T, Kochanek S, Krutzke L, Siegerist F, Endlich N, Warkentin TE, Renné T 2021 Blood View Researchers Basic research
The Virulence of S. marcescens Strains Isolated From Contaminated Blood Products Is Divergent in the C. elegans Infection Model Diamandas A, Razon MR, Ramirez-Arcos S, Brassinga AKC 2021 Front Genet View Researchers Basic research
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) World Impact Survey (I-WISh): Impact of ITP on health-related quality of life Cooper N, Kruse A, Kruse C, Watson S, Morgan M, Provan D, Ghanima W, Arnold DM, Tomiyama Y, Santoro C, Michel M, Laborde S, Lovrencic B, Hou M, Bailey T, Taylor-Stokes G, Haenig J, Bussel JB 2021 Am J Hematol View Researchers 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
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 Health care providers Clinical research
Editorial on Thaler et al. long-term follow-up after successful treatment of vaccine-induced prothrombotic immune thrombocytopenia. Thromb Res 2021 in press Warkentin TE, Pai M 2021 Thromb Res View Researchers Clinical research
Complete Genome Sequence of Staphylococcus aureus CI/BAC/25/13/W, Isolated from Contaminated Platelet Concentrates in England Paredes C, Chi SI, Flint A, Weedmark K, McDonald C, Bearne J, Ramirez-Arcos S, Pagotto F 2021 Microbiol Resour Announc View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Response to ‘Adverse cardiac outcomes in patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors’ Leong D, Hillis C, Aghel N, Pond G, Seow H 2021 Heart View Researchers Clinical research
Performance characteristics of platelet autoantibody testing for the diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenia using strict clinical criteria Gabe C, Sirotich E, Li N, Ivetic N, Nazy I, Smith J, Kelton JG, Arnold DM 2021 Br J Haematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Transfusion of a platelet pool contaminated with exotoxin-producing Staphylococcus aureus: a case report Chi SI, Kumaran D, Zeller M, Ramirez-Arcos S 2021 Ann Blood View Researchers Clinical research
Comparison of single subject and population-based pharmacokinetics for optimizing prophylaxis with simoctocog alfa in patients with haemophilia A Astermark J, Olsson A, Chelle P, Täckström K, Walger M, Magnusson M, Iorio A 2021 Haemophilia View Researchers Clinical research
Hypothermic storage of leukoreduced red blood cells for greater than 21-days is a safe alternative to irradiation Mykhailova O, Turner TR, Olafson C, Howell A, Nahirniak SN, Wizniak J, Gerges HYN, Baldwin T, Clarke G, Acker JP 2021 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Multicenter observational study evaluating the impact of platelet transport bags on product wastage Kron A, Vijenthira S, Pendergrast J, Modi D, McLaren A, MacDonald A, Armali C, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Smith E, Quest G, Gabanowicz K, Lieberman L, Aseltine L, Sani L, Roche M, DeOliviera M, Yu P, Fazari S, Patel S, Lin Y, Kelly Z, Callum J 2021 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process