The evolution of a vascular surgeon at a district general hospital: is sub-specialisation inevitable?

Authors
Sutton, CD Gilmour, JP Berry, DP Lewis, MH
Citation
Cd. Sutton et al., The evolution of a vascular surgeon at a district general hospital: is sub-specialisation inevitable?, ANN RC SURG, 82(4), 2000, pp. 272-274
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
ANNALS OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND
ISSN journal
00358843 → ACNP
Volume
82
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
272 - 274
Database
ISI
SICI code
0035-8843(200007)82:4<272:TEOAVS>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
We report a 15-year retrospective audit to evaluate the change in arterial surgical commitment on general surgical case mix of a single surgeon with a vascular interest at a district general hospital. There was a 409% increas e in the number of arterial procedures performed combined with a fall of 52 % in the total number of operations over the study period. We conclude that , with such a rapidly growing arterial caseload, sub-specialisation to vasc ular surgery is inevitable.