Canadian donations and transfusion database (CANDAT): From blood donors to transfusion recipients

Sheharyar Raza^{1

2}, Jeannie Callum³, Dimpy Modi⁴, Travis Sztainert¹, Andrew W Shih⁴, Michael J Schull⁵, Kimberlyn McGrail^{6

7}, Amol Verma^{8

9

10}, Fahad Razak^{8

9

10}, Alton Russell¹¹, Alan Tinmouth¹², Chantale Pambrun¹, Sophie Chargé¹, Antoine Lewin¹³, Tanya Petraszko¹, Asim Alam¹, Kathryn Webert¹⁴, Melanie Dieudé^{13

15}, Mickey Zeller^{1

12}, Nancy Heddle⁴, Sarfraz Hooda^{1

4}, Sheila O'Brien¹, Shuoyan Ning^{1

4}, Amie Malkin², Tanya Khan¹⁶, Na Li^{17

18}, Phuong Uyen Nguyen¹⁸, Yang Liu⁴, Donald M Arnold⁴; Canadian Transfusion Trials Group

Affiliations

¹ Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Transfusion Research, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Population Health Division, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
⁷ Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
⁸ Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁹ Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
¹⁰ Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
¹¹ School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
¹² Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
¹³ Medical Affairs and Innovation, Héma-Québec, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
¹⁴ Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
¹⁵ Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
¹⁶ Canadian Institute for Health Information, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
¹⁷ Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
¹⁸ Department of Computing and Software, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 40255123
PMCID: PMC12168427
DOI: 10.1111/trf.18257

Canadian donations and transfusion database (CANDAT): From blood donors to transfusion recipients

Sheharyar Raza et al. Transfusion. 2025 Jun.

. 2025 Jun;65(6):1187-1195.

doi: 10.1111/trf.18257. Epub 2025 Apr 21.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Canadian Blood Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Kingston Health Sciences Centre and Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Transfusion Research, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Population Health Division, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁶ School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
⁷ Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
⁸ Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁹ Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
¹⁰ Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
¹¹ School of Population and Global Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
¹² Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital and Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
¹³ Medical Affairs and Innovation, Héma-Québec, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
¹⁴ Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
¹⁵ Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
¹⁶ Canadian Institute for Health Information, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
¹⁷ Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
¹⁸ Department of Computing and Software, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 40255123
PMCID: PMC12168427
DOI: 10.1111/trf.18257

No abstract available

Keywords: blood transfusion; database; registry; safety; sustainability.

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Authors have no relevant financial or personal relationships or affilitations that could influence the decisions and work on this manuscript.

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