Vascular surgery in the United States: workforce issues. Report of the Society for Vascular Surgery and the International Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, North American Chapter, Committee on Workforce Issues.

摘要: The Committee on Workforce Issues of the Society for Vascular Surgery (SVS) and North American Chapter, International Cardiovascular (NA-ISCVS) generated data numbers trends operations performed workforce requirements to provide surgical care patients with vascular disease. Data analysis were obtained from National Center Health Statistics-National Hospital Discharge Survey questionnaires sent 2732 surgeons. showed that SVS/NA-ISCVS regional society (RVS) surgeons 51% 583,000 procedures undertaken in United States 1992. This represents a 24% increase over 41% reported 1985 by similarly defined Analysis 1992 index cases documented RVS accounted 80% 31,000 aortoiliofemoral bypasses, 68% 46,000 aortic aneurysmectomies, 64% 91,000 carotid endarterectomies, 72% 98,000 angioaccess procedures. mean 144 100, respectively. These represented 39% total caseload surgeons, Board (ABS)-certified 171 Other including ABS-certified general appear be performing fewer operations. latter fact increasing incidence disease an expanding elderly population supports continued need surgery specialists. Evolving technology new health delivery systems, however, may lessen these patients. Continued assessments activity will allow better definition changing needs.