Spatader operaties: Privé consultatie of in Ziekenhuis?

64% of CX delegates in favour of office-based vein practice

Delegates voted in favour of office-based vein practice for the treatment of varicose veins in a debate at CX33. The audience backed Ian Franklin, Imperial College, London, UK, with 64% of the votes, against 36% for Tim Lees, Newcastle, UK, who spoke against the motion “Office-based vein practice wins and should do so.” Franklin, director of the CX Office-Based Vein Practice Course, told delegates that office vein practice “Is better for patients because it is quicker, everyone can be treated in a single visit, requires minimum time off work and is less disruptive. It is also much more applicable for people who used to be excluded from the operating theatre and, in many settings, it is more cost-effective.” Franklin noted that, according to NHS figures, the number of endoluminal treatments have shown a steady increase from 2006 to 2009 compared to surgical treatments, which have declined progressively. “So many changes are happening right now and of course some of the endoluminal treatments were happening in the operating theatre, but the big jump came when it was done outside a clinic-based setting,” he said. http://www.cxvascular.com/vn-venous-news/vascular-news---venous-news/64-of-cx-delegates-in-favour-of-office-based-vein-practice

Het Therapeutisch Vasculair Centrum schaart zich achter deze grote meerderheid. Reeds enkele jaren is dit ook ons beleid. Hierdoor hebben wij al een grote ervaring in de behandeling van Veneuze pathologie buiten het Ziekenhuis. Wij zijn het dan ook eens met de leden van het CX33 congres, dat dit enkel voordelen heeft voor de patiënten en goedkoper is voor de Maatschappij.

Dr. Harry Spoelstra