New publications
Each month we feature recent publications from the Canadian Blood Services’ research and education network. At the heart of this network are our staff scientists and medical experts, whose expertise range from microbiology to immunology, coagulation to cryopreservation, hematopathology to anesthesiology and much more. Learn more about Our Research Team.
Research initiatives of blood services worldwide in response to the covid-19 pandemic.
O'Brien SF, Lieshout-Krikke RW, Lewin A, Erikstrup C, Steele WR, Uzicanin S, Custer B; Surveillance, Risk Assessment, Policy Sub-group of the ISBT Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party. Vox Sang. 2020 Nov 9. doi: 10.1111/vox.12995. PMID: 33165917
Buffy coat platelets coming to America: Are we ready?
Gammon RR, Devine D, Katz LM, Quinley E, Wu Y, Rowe K, Razatos A, Min K, Reichenberg S, Smith R. Transfusion. 2020 Nov 10. doi: 10.1111/trf.16184. .PMID: 33174258
Barriers and enablers to source plasma donation by gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men under revised eligibility criteria: protocol for a multiple stakeholder feasibility study.
Vesnaver E, Goldman M, O'Brien S, MacPherson P, Butler-Foster T, Lapierre D, Otis J, Devine DV, Germain M, Rosser A, MacDonagh R, Randall T, Osbourne-Sorrell W, Clement-Thorne B, Al-Bakri TB, Rubini KA, Hill NE, Presseau J. Health Res Policy Syst. 2020 Nov 2;18(1):131. doi: 10.1186/s12961-020-00643-4.PMID: 33138828
Extension of platelet shelf life with an improved bacterial testing algorithm.
Ramirez-Arcos S, Evans S, McIntyre T, Pang C, Yi QL, DiFranco C, Goldman M. Transfusion. 2020 Nov 2. doi: 10.1111/trf.16112. PMID: 33140420
Multimerin 1 supports platelet function in vivo and binds to specific GPAGPOGPX motifs in fibrillar collagens that enhance platelet adhesion.
Leatherdale A, Parker D, Tasneem S, Wang Y, Bihan D, Bonna A, Hamaia SW, Gross PL, Ni H, Doble BW, Lillicrap D, Farndale RW, Hayward CPM. J Thromb Haemost. 2020 Nov 11. doi: 10.1111/jth.15171. PMID: 33179420
Cluster-randomized trials in transfusion medicine.
Sirotich E, Barty R, Li N, Arnold DM. Transfusion. 2020 Nov;60(11):2470-2473. doi: 10.1111/trf.16090. .PMID: 32969498
BSH guidelines for the use of irradiated blood components: guidance that is needed.
Shehata N. Br J Haematol. 2020 Nov 5. doi: 10.1111/bjh.17150. Online ahead of print. PMID: 33152100
Summary of International Recommendations for Donation and Transplantation Programs During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic.
Weiss MJ, Lalani J, Patriquin-Stoner C, Dieudé M, Hartell D, Hornby L, Shemie SD, Wilson L, Mah A.Transplantation. 2020 Oct 30. doi: 10.1097/TP.0000000000003520. Online ahead of print.PMID: 33141806
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