The Mayo Vascular Center Experience

Certification of Vascular Centers – A Project of the German Society for Vascular Surgery

“…12,3,9,4,13,14 The reasons for the formation of such centers were the growing possibilities through catheter intervention, economic reasons, as well as increased competition between the clinics. 12,15,13,16,1,14,17,18 In Germany, the first call for a closer cooperation was done in 1998. 19 The first concrete experiences regarding interdisciplinary structures were made in Hamburg-Harburg and Munich.…”

“…Interdisciplinary competence centers for the treatment of vascular diseases were created in response to rapid advancements in diagnosis and therapy, changing epidemiology, as well as different political and economic conditions. 1 During the past few years, there has been groundbreaking progress regarding treatment options for vascular diseases. This progress does not only refer to diagnosis (color-coded Duplex-sonograms, MRangiography with contrast medium, CT-angiography), but also to therapeutic possibilities.…”

Vascular and endovascular surgeon: The vascular specialist for the 21st century and beyond

“…Vascular specialists work well together in settings such as some form of vascular center. Much has been said about the advantages and disadvantages of such centers, [11][12][13][14][15] and more recently, the model in which the vascular center is run exclusively by one specialty has gained more popularity. 12 Different levels of centers, staffed mainly by vascular surgeons, were presented recently in the presidential address of the Society for Clinical Vascular Surgery by Enrico Ascher, who also proposed credentialing of level 1 and 2 vascular centers.…”

“…The history, the provided services, and the early organization structure of the multidisciplinary Gonda Vascular Center in Rochester, Minnesota, was discussed by Hallett et al 11 The success of multidisciplinary treatment of patients with venous disease in the center concept was also presented in a previous publication. 17 Success in endovascular therapy and the emergence of the three separate specialties-vascular surgery, vascular medicine, and interventional cardiology-in addition to interventional radiology, which expressed desire and legitimate need to participate in an integrated endovascular program, resulted both in changes in the leadership structure (interventional cardiology was included in the executive committee) and in substantial institutional support to develop an integrated endovascular strategic plan.…”

Ergebnisse der Zertifizierung von Gefäßzentren durch die Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gefäßchirurgie

“…Die interdisziplinäre Kooperation betraf dabei in erster Linie die Gefäßchirurgie und die Diagnostische und/oder Interventionelle Radiologie. Motive der Zentrumsbildung waren die wachsenden Möglichkeiten der Katheterverfahren sowie der zunehmende Wettbewerb zwischen den Kliniken [1,3,9,10,12,13,16,19].…”