Our Research Publications

Updated August 2024

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
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 AG, Doctor A, Fisher JA, Brunt KR, Simpson JA, Hare GMT 2018 Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol View Researchers Basic research
The Massive Online Needs Assessment (MONA) to inform the development of an emergency haematology educational blog series Chan TM, Jo D, Shih AW, Bhagirath VC, Castellucci LA, Yeh C, Thoma B, Tseng EK, de Wit K 2018 Perspect Med Educ View Health care providers Education research
Effect of liposome treatment on hemorheology and metabolic profile of human red blood cells during hypothermic storage Da Silveira Cavalcante L, Acker J, Holovati J 2018 Biopreserv Biobank View Researchers Basic research
Pathophysiology of immune thrombocytopenia Li J, Sullivan JA, Ni H 2018 Curr Opin Hematol View Researchers Other
Importance du fer chez les donneurs de sang total : la perspective canadienne Pambrun C, Goldman M 2018 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Other
Concentré de recherche : Plasma : c'est dans la poche Sheffield W, Jenkins C 2018 Blood.ca website View 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 Health care providers Clinical research
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
Microfluidic determination of lymphocyte vascular deformability: effects of intracellular complexity and early immune activation Kang N, Guo Q, Islamzada E, Ma H, Scott MD 2018 Integr Biol View 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 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
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
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
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
Impact of organizational interventions on reducing inappropriate intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) usage: A systematic review and meta-analysis Diep C, Shih AW, Jamula E, Heddle NM, Parvizian M, Hillis CM 2018 Transfus Apher Sci View Health care providers Clinical 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
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
Anti-D; a type of IVIg Khan R, Lazarus A 2018 Antibody Therapy: Substitution - Immunomodulation - Monoclonal Immunotherapy View Health care providers Other
Fc-independent immune thrombocytopenia via mechanomolecular signaling in platelets Quach ME, Dragovich MA, Chen W, Syed AK, Cao W, Liang X, Deng W, De Meyer SF, Zhu G, Peng J, Ni H, Bennett CM, Hou M, Ware J, Deckmyn H, Zhang XF, Li R 2018 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Improved resolution in extracellular vesicle populations using 405 instead of 488 nm side scatter McVey MJ, Spring CM, Kuebler WM 2018 J Extracell Vesicles 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
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
Erythrocyte saturation with IgG is required for inducing antibody-mediated immune suppression and impacts both erythrocyte clearance and antigen-modulation mechanisms Cruz-Leal Y, Marjoram D, Lazarus AH 2018 J Immunol View Researchers Basic research
Fusion to human serum albumin extends the circulatory half-life and duration of antithrombotic action of the Kunitz protease inhibitor domain of Protease Nexin 2 Sheffield WP, Eltringham-Smith LJ, Bhakta V 2018 Cell Physiol Biochem View Researchers Basic research
Modeling rare blood in Canada Blake JT, Clarke G 2018 Transfusion View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Serpin Phage Display: The Use of a T7 System to Probe Reactive Center Loop Libraries with Different Serine Proteinases de Souza LR, Scott BM, Bhakta V, Donkor DA, Perruzza DL, Sheffield WP 2018 Serpins: Methods and Protocols View Researchers Other
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
Systematic review of fondaparinux for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia: When there are no randomized controlled trials Linkins L, Hu G, Warkentin TE 2018 Res Pract Thromb Haemost 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
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
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
The potential role of a turbidimetric heart-type fatty acid-binding protein assay to aid in the interpretation of persistently elevated, non-changing, cardiac troponin I concentrations Kavsak PA, Ainsworth C, Arnold DM, Scott T, Clark L, Ivica J, Mackett K, Whitlock R, Worster A 2018 Clin Biochem View Researchers Basic research