H-H Eckstein, H-P Niedermeier, T Noppeney, T Umscheid, H Wenk, H Imig
OBJECTIVES: Due to the progress vascular medicine has made in conventional vascular surgery, endovascular procedures, and conservative therapy close, interdisciplinary cooperation is required. In order to assure the contextual and structural quality of vascular centers, the German Society for Vascular Surgery established a list of criteria for certification of each interdisciplinary vascular center. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between July 2002 and December 2005, 77 centers have submitted a written application and have been audited by the commission for quality assurance of the German Society for Vascular Surgery, 59 vascular centers were certified for a period of 3 years with one center in each in Austria and in Switzerland, 13 centers were not certified (16...
September 2006: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery