Morris W T, Lamb A M
N Z Med J. 1981 May 27;93(684):350-2.
A report is given on the numbers of patients seen and treated by Auckland Hospital varicose veins clinic from May 1974 to May 1980. During this time 2145 patients have been seen in the clinic, 351 of these patients have had leg ulcers and 1191 have been treated by minimum operation with or without injection sclerotherapy. Of these 1191 patients, 84 percent have had their operations as outpatients. The problems of an increasing demand for a good service are mentioned and the necessity for increasing the facilities of the clinic is stressed. It is believed that most patients with varicose veins and venous ulcers can be treated as outpatients and that efforts should be made to increase the numbers so treated in the interests of economy both for the patient and for the hospitals concerned, but that provision should still be made for some patients to be treated as inpatients.
本文报告了奥克兰医院静脉曲张诊所1974年5月至1980年5月期间接待和治疗的患者数量。在此期间，该诊所共接待了2145名患者，其中351名患者患有腿部溃疡，1191名患者接受了最小化手术治疗，手术中有的还结合了注射硬化疗法。在这1191名患者中，84%是作为门诊病人接受手术的。文中提到了对优质服务需求不断增加的问题，并强调了增加诊所设施的必要性。据信，大多数静脉曲张和静脉溃疡患者可以作为门诊病人进行治疗，为了患者和相关医院的经济利益，应努力增加此类门诊治疗的患者数量，但仍应为一些患者提供住院治疗的条件。
