Vascular

Research topic areas

National Vascular Registry / Collaborative projects with VASCUNET and ICVR – International Consortium of Vascular Registries

VASCUNET collaboration AAA Registries Scoping review 

Outcomes in patients under 65 years of age – VASCUNET and ICVR project with VQI Vision and SVS North America 

Outcomes of patients with intact and ruptured AAA from International Registries during the COVID period 2020-2022

Collaboration with National Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme (NAAASP) and National Vascular Registry (NVR) 

Outcomes for men with screen detected Aneurysms from NAAASP and the impact of Screening on ruptured AAA in the UK – a collaborative study

National Consultant Information Programme (NCIP)

National Acute Aortic Dissection presentation and outcomes in the UK - A collaborative project with NCIP, NVR, and NICOR reliant on HES codling

Participation in National Trials

EVOCC trial (Leicester) – Pi Dr D Wells – to start recruiting  

ERNEST trials (Imperial) – Professor A D Pherwani, Dr A Allouni, Dr D Wells,  Dr C Day and Mr J Fairhead  
With NIHR at present 

PCAAS Study – NAAASP screening – Professor A D Pherwani Dr J Asquith – stopped recruiting

UHNM Research and Audit Projects with co leads

Prospective study of patients with elective and ruptured AAA turned down for surgery presenting the Staffs and South Cheshire Vascular Network
A S Jaipersad 

Prospective study of patients presenting with Diabetic foot infection – implication of diabetic control and medical therapy

A study of patients undergoing explantation or partial explantation of endografts following AAA repair
A Schiro, L F Corfield and Dr J R Asquith

The impact of Type 2 endoleaks following EVAR on Sac expansion and long term reintervention – A retrospective study of the UHNM EVAR programme for 20 years
P Labib, Dr J Asquith, Dr C Day  

The outcomes for men from the Staffordshire and South Cheshire AAA Screening Programme over 10 years  
Trainee, Dr J R Asquith, J Fairhead 

A study on adjuncts used for wound healing  
R Calderwood  

A retrospective study of patients with TOS following clavicular trauma  
R Lefroy, G Lambert, D McClelland  

A retrospective review of refilling of treated popliteal aneurysms 
A Farrag, C Chaney (med student) and L Corfield 

Imaging after EVAR – A review of practice against recent ESVS guidelines
P Labib, A M Gardescu  

Pedal Aneurysms following trauma – retrospective reivew
A Farrag and A M Gardescu

Contact details

Professor Arun Pherwani MS MPhil FRCS
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Stoke on Trent ST4 6QG

Secretary: julia.billingham@uhnm.nhs.uk
Tel: +44 (0)1782 679887
Fax: +44 (0) 8442448126
Email:  arun.pherwani@uhnm.nhs.uk