Highlights in the development of arterial surgery.

It is concluded that progress in medicine has been maintained at such a rapid pace that the delivery system has had difficulty in keeping up. This has been excellently demonstrated by the progress in the category of vascular surgery. Achievements have placed added demands on available trained personnel, materiel, and most importantly, the financial resources of every community and the government fulfilled, the problem will continue to be a vexing one and will not be easy to solve. The success of our scientific efforts will continue to be costly.