Report of the Inter-Society Commission for Heart Disease Resources. Optimal resources for vascular surgery--a supplement.

This supplement is an updated and expanded planning and optimal resource guideline for vascular surgery. Activities relating to examination and certification in vascular surgery are reviewed and hospital resource requirements are identified for different categories of vascular operations. There is a detailed summary of results of common vascular operations as reported by leading vascular surgeons. The statement will be of value in planning and organizing vascular surgery programs and in assessing the results of vascular operations locally.