Professor
Charles McCollum
MB ChB FRCS MD

CV of recent publications (2002 onwards)

Hutchinson S, Riding G, Coull S, McCollum CN
Are spontaneous cerebral microemboli consistent in carotid disease?
Stroke 2002; 33:685-688

Wong JC, Torella F, Haynes SL, Dalrymple K, Mortimer AJ, McCollum CN
Autologous versus allogeneic transfusion in aortic surgery: a multicentre randomised clinical trial
Ann Surg 2002; 235:145-51

Ellison DA, Hayes L, Lane C, Tracey A, McCollum CN
Evaluating the cost and efficacy of leg ulcer care provided in two large UK health authorities
J Wound Care 2002; 11:47-51

Blann AD, Belgore FM, McCollum CN, Silverman S, Lip Pl, Lip YH
Vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptor, Flt-1, in the plasma of patients with coronary or peripheral atherosclerosis, or Type II diabetes
Clin Sci (Lond) 2002; 102:187-94

Torella F, Cowley RD, Thorniley MS, McCollum CN
Regional tissue oxygenation during haemorrhage: Can near infrared spectroscopy be used to monitor blood loss?
Shock 2002; 18:440-444

Haynes SL, Torella F, Wong JCL, Dalrymple K, James M, McCollum CN
Economic evaluation of a randomised clinical trial of haemodilution with cell salvage in aortic surgery
Br J Surg 2002; 89:731-736

Egun A, Farooq V, Torella F, Cowley R, Thorniley MS, McCollum CN
The severity of muscle ischaemia during intermittent claudication
J Vasc Surg 2002; 36:89-93

Torella F, Haynes SL, Kirwan CC, Bhatt AN, McCollum CN
Acute normovolaemic haemodilution and intraoperative cell salvage in aortic surgery
J Vasc Surg 2002; 36:31-4

Torella F, Cowley R, Thorniley MS, McCollum CN
Monitoring blood loss with near infrared spectroscopy
Comp Biochem Physiol 2002; 132:199-203

Torella F, Haynes SL, McCollum CN
Cerebral and peripheral near-infrared spectroscopy: an alternative transfusion trigger?
Vox Sang 2002; 83:254-7

Wright DDI, Rose KG, Young E, McCollum CN
Recurrence following varicose vein surgery
Phlebology 2002; 16:101-105

Torella F, Haynes SL, Bennett J, Sewell D, McCollum CN
Can hospital transfusion committees change transfusion practice?
J R Soc Med 2002; 95:450-452

Antithrombotic Trialists' Collaboration
Collaborative meta-analysis of randomised trials of antiplatelet therapy for prevention of death, myocardial infarction, and stroke in high risk patients
BMJ 2002; 324:71-86

Blann AD, McCollum CN, Lip GYH
Relationship between plasma markers of endothelial cell integrity and the Framingham cardiovascular disease risk-factor scores in apparently healthy individuals
Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2002; 13:513-518

Patiar S, Slade D, Kirkpatrick U, McCollum CN
Smoking causes a dose-dependent increase in granulocyte-bound L-selectin
Thromb Res 2002; 106:1-6

Fearn SJ, Mortimer AJ, Faragher EB, McCollum CN
Carotid sinus nerve blockade during carotid surgery: a randomised controlled trial
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2002:24; 480-484

Torella F, Haynes SL, McCollum CN
Cerebral and peripheral oxygen saturation during red cell transfusion
J Surg Res 2003; 110:217-221

Haynes SL, Torella F, Smith JA, McCollum CN
Post-operative red cell salvage in total knee replacement
J Orthopaedic Nursing 2003; 7:15-17

Dix FP, McCollum CN
Role of ambulatory venous pressure measurement in the assessment of venous disease
Phlebology 2003; 18:1-7

Haynes SL, Torella F, McCollum CN
Cell salvage - state of the art and cost effectiveness
Transfusion Alternatives in Transfusion Medicine 2003; 5:446-452

Blann AD, Burrows G, McCollum CN
Oxidised and native low-density lipoproteins induce the release of von Willebrand factor from human endothelial cells in vitro
Br J Biomed Sci 2003; 60:155-60

Fearn SJ, Hutchinson S, Riding G, Hill-Wilson G, Wesnes K, McCollum CN
Carotid endarterectomy improves cognitive function in patients with exhaustive cerebrovascular reserve
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2003; 26:529-36

Kirwan CC, Nath E, Byrne GJ, McCollum CN
Prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism during treatment for cancer
BMJ 2003; 327:597-8

Daly KJ, Pearse A, Nasim A, Ray SG, McCollum CN
Paradoxical embolism in peripheral ischaemia: diagnosis of venous to arterial shunting by transcranial Doppler
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2003; 26:219-220

Dix FP, Brooke R, McCollum CN
Venous disease is associated with an impaired range of ankle movement
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2003; 25:556-61

Welsh S, Mead G, Chant H, Picton A, O'Neill PA, McCollum CN
Early carotid surgery in acute stroke: a multicentre randomised pilot study
Cerebrovasc Dis 2004;18:200-205

Torella F, McCollum CN
Regional haemoglobin oxygen saturation during surgical haemorrhage
Minerva Med 2004; 95:461-7

The EVAR trial participants
Comparison of endovascular aneurysm repair with open repair in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR trial 1), 30 day operative mortality results: randomised controlled trial
Lancet 2004;364:843-8

Chant H, Ashleigh R, McCollum C
Thrombectomy for acute internal carotid thrombosis: five thrombectomy devices compared
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2004; 27:403-8

Riding G, Daly K, Hutchinson S, Rao S. Lovell M, McCollum C
Paradoxical cerebral embolisation: an explanation for fat embolism syndrome
J Bone Joint Surg Br 2004; 86:95-8

Seriki DM, Abidia A, Butterfield JS, Ashleigh RJ, McCollum CN
Endovascular stent graft: treatment of pseudoaneurysm of the superior mesenteric artery
Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 2004; 27:271-3

Devine C, McCollum CN
Heparin Bonded Dacron or Polytetrafluorethylene for femoro-popliteal bypass: Five year results of a prospective randomised multicentre clinical trial
J Vasc Surg 2004; 40:924-31 (abstracted in the Year Book of Vascular Surgery, 2006; editor Dr Moneta, Elsevier ionc, St.Louis, USA).

Bennett JR, Torella F, Haynes SL, Wong JCL, Dalrymple K, McCollum CN
The influence of autologous transfusion on coagulation in aortic surgery
Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine 2004; 2:72-75

England A, Butterfield JS, Jones N, McCollum CN, Nasim A, Welch M, Ashleigh RJ
Device Migration after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: experience with a Talent stent-graft
J Vasc Interv Radiol 2004; 15:1399-1405

The EVAR Trial Participants
Comparison of endovascular aneurysm repair with open repair in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR trial I), 30-day operative mortality results: randomised controlled trial
The Lancet 2004, 364: 843-848

Daly KJ, Torella F, Ashleigh R, McCollum CN
Screening, diagnosis and advances in aortic aneurysm surgery
Gerontology 2004; 50:349-359

Simon D, Dix FP, McCollum CN
Clinical review: Management of venous leg ulcers
Br Med J 2004; 328: 1358-62

Brady AR, Gibbs JS, Greenhalgh RM, Powell JT, Sydes MR; POBBLE trial investigators
Peri-operative beta-blockade (POBBLE) for patients undergoing infra-renal vascular surgery: results of a randomised double-blind controlled trial
J Vasc Surg 2005; 41(4): 602-9

The EVAR Trial Participants
Endovascular aneurysm repair and outcome in patients unfit for open repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR Trial II): randomised controlled trial
The Lancet 2005; 365 (9478): 2187-92

The EVAR Trial Participants
Endovascular aneurysm repair versus open repair in patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR Trial I): randomised controlled trial.
The Lancet 2005; 365 (9478): 2179-86

Dix FP, Boyle S, McCollum CN
Mild and moderate varicose vein reflux does not deteriorate over time
Phlebology 2005; 20: 43-47

Dix FP, Reilly B, David MC, Simon D, Dowding E, Ivers L, Bhowmick A, McCollum CN.
Effect of leg elevation on healing, venous velocity and ambulatory venous pressure in venous ulceration
Phlebology 2005; 20: 87-94

Dix FP, Picton A, McCollum CN
Effect of superficial venous surgery on venous function in chronic venous insufficiency
Ann Vasc Surg 2005; 19: 678-685

Haynes SL, Bennett F, Torella F, McCollum CN
Does washing swabs increase the yield of salvageable red cells in aortic surgery?
Vox Sanguinis 2005;88:244-8

Purandare N, Welsh S, Burns A, Riding G, McCollum CN
Cerebral emboli and paradoxical embolisation in dementia: a pilot study.
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2005; 20: 12-16

McDowell G, Temple I, Li C, Kirwan CC, Bundred NJ, McCollum CN, Burton IE, Kumar S, Byrne GJ
Alteration in Platelet Function in Patients with Early Breast Cancer
Anticancer Research 2005; 25: 3963-66

Abd-el Aleem SA, Morgan C, Ferguson MW, McCollum CN, Ireland GW
Spatial distribution of mast cells in chronic venous leg ulcers
Eur J Histochem 2005; 49(3):265-72

Adam DJ, Beard JD, Cleveland T, Bell J, B, Bradbury AN, Forbes JF, Fowkes FG, Gillespie I, Ruckley CV, Raab G, Storkey H; The BASIL Trial Participants
Bypass versus angioplasty in severe ischaemia of the leg (BASIL) trail
The Lancet 2005; 366: 1925-34

Sastry S, Riding G, Morris J, Taberner D, Cherry N, Heagerty A, McCollum CN
Young Adult Myocardial Infarction and Ischaemic Stroke: The role of paradoxical embolism and thrombophilia (The YAMIS study)
J Am Coll Cardiol 2006; 48(4):686-91

Bennett J, Haynes S, Torella F, Grainger H, McCollum CN
Acute normovolemic haemodilution in moderate blood loss surgery: a randomized controlled trial
Transfusion 2006, 46, 1097-1103

Purandare N, Daly KJ, Hardicre J, Morris J, Macfarlane G, Burns A, McCollum CN
Cerebral emboli as a potential cause of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia: case-control study
BMJ 2006; 332:1119-24

Purandare N, Oude Vosharr RC, Davidson Y, Gibbons L, Hardicre J, Byrne J, McCollum CN, Jackson A, Burns A, Mann DMA
Deletion/Insertion polymorphism of the angiotensin-converting enzyme gene and white matter hyperintensities in dementia: a pilot study
J Am Geriatr Soc 2006; 54:1395-1400

Daly KJ, Ross ERS, Norris H, McCollum CN
Vascular complications of prosthetic inter-vertebral discs
Eur Spine J 2006;15:644-9. Epub http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-006-0166-0

Purandare N, Oude Voshaar RC, Burns A, Velupandian UM, McCollum CN
Paradoxical embolisation: a potential cause of cerebral damage in Alzheimer's disease?
Neurol Res 2006;28:679-84

Purandare N, Oude Voshaar RC, Hardicre J, Byrne J, McCollum CN, Burns A
Cerebral emboli are associated with depressive symptoms in dementia
Br J Psychiatry 2006;189:260-3

Oude Voshaar RC, Purandare N, Hardicre J, McCollum CN, Burns A
Asymptomatic spontaneous cerebral emboli and cognitive decline in a cohort of older people: A prospective study
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2006:28;Epub

Patankar T, Widjaja E, Chant H, McCollum CN, Baldwin R, Jeffries S, Sutcliffe C, Burns A, Jackson A
Relationship of deep white matter hyperintensities and cerebral blood flow in severe carotid artery stenosis
Eur J Neurol 2006; 13; 10-16

Kirwan CC, McCollum CN, Bundred NJ, Byrne GJ
Current UK practice of thromboprophylaxis for breast surgery
Br J Surg 2006;93:1224-5

Seriki DM, Ashleigh RJ, Butterfield JS, England A, McCollum CN, Akhtar N, Welch M
Midterm follow-up of a single-center experience of endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms with use of the Talent stent-graft
J Vasc Interv Radiol 2006;17:973-7

Malde DJ, Abidia A, McCollum C, Welch M
The success of routine MRSA screening in vascular surgery: a nine year review
Int Angiol 2006;25:204-8

Henao EA, Hodge MD, Felkai DD, McCollum C, Noon GP, Lin PH, Lumsden AB, Bush RL
Contrast-enhanced Duplex surveillance after endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair: improved efficacy using a continuous infusion technique
J Vasc Surg 2006;43:259-64

Greenhalgh RM, Brown LC, Powell JT, Thompson SG; EVAR Trial Participants.
Current interpretation of the UK EVAR Trials.
Acta Chir Belg. 2006;106:137-8

Davies L, Brown TJ, Haynes S, Payne K, Elliott RA, McCollum C
Cost-effectiveness of cell salvage and alternative methods of minimising perioperative allogeneic blood transfusion: a systematic review and economic model (review)
Health Technol Assess 2006;10:iii-iv, ix-x, 1-210

Daly KJ, Ross ERS, Norris H, McCollum CN
Vascular complications of prosthetic inter-vertebral discs (case report)
Eur Spine J 2006;15:644-9

McCollum C N
Surgery for venous leg ulcers can reduce recurrence, but will have little impact on prevalence.
BMJ 2007;335:55-56.

Patiar S, Kirwan CC, McDowell G, Bundred NJ, McCollum CN, Byrne GJ
Prevention of venous thromboembolism in surgical patients with breast cancer
Br J Surg 2007;94:412-20

Sastry K, Daly K, Chengodu T, McCollum C.
Is transcranial Doppler for the detection of venous-to-arterial circulation shunts reproducible?
Cerebrovasc Dis 2007;23:424-429

Daly KJ, Hutchinson S, McCollum CN
Can a peripheral artery be used to detect venous to arterial circulation shunts?
Cerebrovasc Dis 2007;25:111-114

Oude Voshaar RC, Purandare N, Hardicre J, McCollum C, Burns A
Asymptomatic spontaneous cerebral emboli and mood in a corhort of older people: a prospective study
Am J Geriatr Psych 2007;15:1057-1060

Purandare N, Voshaar RC, Morris J, Byrne JE, Wren J, Heller RF, McCollum CN
Asymptomatic spontaneous cerebral emboli predict cognitive and functional decline in dementia
Biol Psych 2007;62:339-44

Voshaar RC, Purandare N, Hardicre J, McCollum C, Burns A
Asymptomatice spontaneous cerebral emboli and cognitive decline in a cohort of older people: a prospective study
Int J Geriatr Psych 2007;22:794-800

Brown LC
Patient fitness and survival after abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in patients from the UK EVAR trials
BJS 2007;94:709-716

EVAR trial participants
Secondary interventions and mortality following endovascular aortic aneurysm repair: device-sepcific results from the UK EVAR trials
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2007;34:281-290

Sekar V, Mohammed I, Mitra S, Burns A, McCollum C
Does Paradoxical Embolisation Occur During Hemodialysis?
Hemodialysis International 2007;11: 99-144
(doi:10.1111/j.1542-4758.2007.00160.x)

Perry E, Sekar V, Wren J, Purandare N, Burns A and McCollum C
Cerebral emboli predict cognitive decline in the common dementias BJS 2008;95:265-268
Short listed for the British Journal Of Surgery Prize for Best Scientific Paper

Purandare N, Oude Voshaar RC, McCollum CN, Jackson A, Burns A
Paradoxical embolisation and cerebral white matter lesions in dementia
Br J Radiol 2008;81:30-4

Powell JT, Brown LC, Greenhalgh RM, Thompson SG; EVAR Trial Participants.
The rupture rate of large abdominal aortic aneurysms: is this modified byanatomical suitability for endovascular repair?
Ann Surg. 2008;247:173-9

Daly KJ, Hutchinson S, McCollum CN
Can a peripheral artery be used to detect venous to arterial circulation shunts?
Cerebrovasc Dis 2008;25:111-4

McCollum CN
Venous leg ulcers: where does surgery fit in? (editorial)
Pol Arch Med Wewn 2008;118:262-3

McCollum CN
Venous leg ulcers: where does surgery fit in? (editorial)
Medycyna Praktyczna 2008;5:24-25

Sastry S, MacNab A, Daly K, Ray SG, McCollum CN
Transcranial Doppler detection of venous-to-arterial circulation shunt: Patent Foramen Ovale criteria
J Clin Ultrasound 2008 (in press)