Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
McMaster RARE-Best practices clinical practice guideline on diagnosis and management of the catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome Legault K, Schunemann H, Hillis C, Yeung C, Akl EA, Carrier M, Cervera R, Crowther M, Dentali F, Erkan D, Espinosa G, Khamashta M, Meerpohl JJ, Moffat K, O'Brien S, Pengo V, Rand JH, Rodriguez Pinto I, Thom L, Iorio A 2018 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Designing the blood supply chain: how much, how and where? Osorio AF, Brailsford SC, Smith HK, Blake J 2018 Vox Sang View Other New or improved product or process
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 Blood operators New or improved product or process
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 Researchers Clinical research
Protocol for a phase III, non-inferiority, randomised comparison of a new fibrinogen concentrate versus cryoprecipitate for treating acquired hypofibrinogenaemia in bleeding cardiac surgical patients: the FIBRES trial Karkouti K, Callum J, Rao V, Heddle N, Farkouh ME, Crowther MA, Scales DC 2018 BMJ Open View Researchers Clinical research
Investigations for fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia: communication from the SSC of the ISTH Petermann R, Bakchoul T, Curtis BR, Mullier F, Miyata S, Arnold DM, Subcommittee on platelet immunology 2018 J Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Transfusion de plaquettes, l'allo-immunisation et la prise en charge de l'état réfractaire aux plaquettes Zeller M, Petraszko T 2018 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Other
Tailored frequency-escalated primary prophylaxis for severe haemophilia A: results of the 16-year Canadian Hemophilia Prophylaxis Study longitudinal cohort Feldman BM, Rivard GE, Babyn P, Wu JKM, Steele M, Poon M-C, Card RT, Israels SJ, Laferriere N, Gill K, Chan AK, Carcao M, Klaassen RJ, Cloutier S, Price VE, Dover S, Blanchette VS 2018 Lancet Haematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Circulaire d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Composants plasmatiques Jenkins C 2018 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
The effect of unmeasurable endogenous plasma factor activity levels on factor VIII dosing in patients with severe hemophilia A McEneny-King A, Chelle P, Iorio A, Edginton AN 2018 Thromb Res View Health care providers Clinical research
A Retrospective Chart Review of Transfusion Practices in the Palliative Care Unit Setting Sirianni G, Perri G, Callum J, Gardner S, Berall A, Selby D 2018 Am J Hosp Palliat Care 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
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, on behalf of The Canadian Critical Care Trials Group 2018 Crit Care Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Rapport de surveillance 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
Megakaryocyte apoptosis in immune thrombocytopenia Vrbensky JR, Nazy I, Toltl LJ, Ross C, Ivetic N, Smith JW, Kelton JG, Arnold DM 2018 Platelets View Researchers Basic research
ABO zygosity, but not secretor or Fc receptor status, is a significant risk factor for IVIG-associated hemolysis Branch DR, Hellberg Å, Bruggeman CW, Storry JR, Sakac D, Blacquiere M, Tong TN, Burke-Murphy E, Binnington B, Parmar N, Riden LS, Willie K, Armali C, Aziz J, Lieberman L, Laroche V, Callum J, Lin Y, Shehata N, Pavenski K, Lau W, Hannach B, Kuijpers TW, Olsson ML, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Pendergrast J 2018 Blood View Health care providers Clinical research
Concentré de recherche: Un modèle de changement : prédiction de l'impact d'améliorations à  l'échelle du système Blake J 2018 Blood.ca website View Researchers Basic research
Signalement des réactions transfusionnelles indésirables Chargé S, Young D 2018 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Other
Evaluation of the functional properties of cryopreserved buffy coat-derived monocytes for monocyte monolayer assay Kipkeu BJ, Shyian ML, da Silveira Cavalcante L, Duong TT, Yeung RSM, Binnington B, Branch DR, Acker JP, Holovati JL 2018 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
ResearchUnit: Developing more inclusive deferral policies for blood and plasma donors Goldman M, O'Brien S, Devine D 2018 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Concentré de recherche: Important rôle de la GPIba, une protéine plaquettaire, dans la régulation de la production hépatique de thrombopoiétine Ni H 2018 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Concentrates for Hemostatic Disorders and Hereditary Angioedema Poon MC, Goodyear MD, Rydz N, Lee A 2018 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Other
Severe hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn due to allo-anti-D in a patient with a partial DEL phenotype arising from the variant allele described as RHD*148+1T (RHD*01EL.31) Turley E, McGowan EC, Hyland CA, Schoeman EM, Flower RL, Skoll A, Delisle MF, Nelson T, Clarke G, Au N 2018 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Feasibility of the use of a handheld XRF analyzer to measure skin iron to monitor iron levels in critical organs Dao E, Zeller MP, Wainman BC, Farquharson MJ 2018 J Trace Elem Med Biol View Health care providers New or improved product or process
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 48h 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
High sensitivity and specificity of an automated IgG-specific chemiluminescence immunoassay for diagnosis of HIT Warkentin TE, Sheppard JI, Linkins L, Arnold DM, Nazy I 2018 Blood View Researchers New or improved product or process
Development of antifouling and bactericidal coatings for platelet storage bags using dopamine chemistry Hadjesfandiari N, Weinhart M, Kizhakkedathu JN, Haag R, Brooks DE 2018 Adv Healthc Mater View Researchers New or improved product or process
Impact of blood manufacturing and donor characteristics on membrane water permeability and in vitro quality parameters during hypothermic storage of red blood cells Alshalani A, Howell A, Acker JP 2018 Cryobiology View Researchers Basic research
Transfusion Safety: The Nature and Outcomes of Errors in Patient Registration Cohen R, Ning S, Yan MTS, Callum J 2018 Transfus Med Rev View Health care providers Clinical research
Performing and interpreting individual pharmacokinetic profiles in patients with Hemophilia A or B: Rationale and general considerations Iorio A, Edginton AN, Blanchette V, Blatny J, Boban A, Cnossen M, Collins P, Croteau SE, Fischer K, Hart DP, Ito S, Korth-Bradley J, Lethagen S, Lillicrap D, Makris M, Mathôt R, Morfini M, Neufeld EJ, Spears J 2018 Res Pract Thromb Haem View Health care providers Clinical research
Hommes gais et don de sang : Un projet à  l'étude Otis J, Caruso J 2018 Fugues View Other Other
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 J-AI, Smith JW, Nazy I 2018 Chest View Researchers Basic research
Cardiac stress biomarkers after red blood cell transfusion in patients at risk for transfusion-associated circulatory overload: a prospective observational study Callum JL, Cohen R, Cressman AM, Strauss R, Armali C, Lin Y, Pendergrast J, Lieberman L, Scales DC, Skeate R, Ross H, Cserti-Gazdewich C 2018 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical 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
Electronic patient identification for sample labeling reduces wrong blood in tube errors Kaufman RM, Dinh A, Cohn CS, Fung MK, Gorlin J, Melanson S, Murphy MF, Ziman A, Elahie AL, Chasse D, Degree L, Dunbar NM, Dzik WH, Flanagan P, Gabert K, Ipe TS, Jackson B, Lane D, Raspollini E, Ray C, Sharon Y, Ellis M, Selleng K, Staves J, Yu P, Zeller M, Yazer M, BEST Collaborative 2018 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
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
Platelet transfusion, alloimmunization, and management of platelet refractoriness Zeller M, Petraszko T 2018 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Other
MicroRNA-218-5p Promotes Endovascular Trophoblast Differentiation and Spiral Artery Remodeling Brki J, Dunk C, O'Brien J, Fu G, Nadeem L, Wang Y-l, Rosman D, Salem M, Shynlova O, Yougbare I, Ni H, Lye SJ, Peng C 2018 Mol Ther View Researchers Basic research
Rivaroxaban and dabigatran did not affect clotting profiles in plasma reconstituted with varying levels of autologous platelets to the same degree as heparin when evaluated using thromboelastography Gantioqui J, Stevic I, Atkinson H, Chan AKC 2018 Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis View Researchers Basic research
Systematic reviews do not adequately report or address missing outcome data in their analyses: a methodological survey Kahale LA, Diab B, Brignardello-Petersen R, Agarwal A, Mustafa RA, Kwong J, Neumann I, Li L, Lopes LC, Briel M, Busse JW, Iorio A, Vandvik PO, Alexander PE, Guyatt G, Akl EA 2018 J Clin Epidemiol View Researchers Other
Complications of a severe autoimmune hemolytic anemia crisis: transfusional iron overload and gangrenous cholecystitis Menchetti I, Lin Y, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Goldstein J, Law C, Lazarus A, Callum JL 2018 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Association of blood IgG with tumor necrosis factor-alpha and clinical course of chronic lymphocytic leukemia Spaner DE, Venema R, Huang J, Norris P, Lazarus A, Wang G, Shi Y 2018 EBioMedicine View Health care providers Clinical research
Targeted recruitment of male donors for allogeneic haematopoietic cell transplantation: A review of the evidence Fingrut W, Rikhraj K, Allan D 2018 Vox Sang View Blood operators Clinical research
Concentré de recherche: Où l'on optimise un test de laboratoire pour déterminer la compatibilité entre donneurs et receveurs Acker J, Branch D 2018 Blood.ca website View Other Other
Anti-M Clarke G, Cote J, Lane D 2018 Blood.ca website View Researchers Basic research
International validation of harmonized definitions for complications of blood donations Land KJ, Townsend M, Goldman M, Whitaker BI, Perez GE, Wiersum-Osselton JC 2018 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
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
Cancer and platelet crosstalk: opportunities and challenges for aspirin and other anti-platelet agents Xu XR, Yousef GM, Ni H 2018 Blood View Researchers Basic research