Hallett J W, Rooke T W, Koch M
Mayo Gonda Vascular Center, Rochester, MN, USA.
Cardiovasc Surg. 1998 Aug;6(4):333-6. doi: 10.1016/s0967-2109(98)00060-x.
American medicine is trending toward an increasing number of specialty care centers. Cancer centers, transplant centers, and sports medicine centers are only a few common examples. Vascular centers are relatively new entities that are forming for obvious reasons. As the general population ages, peripheral vascular disease has become more prevalent. Several types of medical, surgical, and radiological specialists are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of such patients. Creating multispecialty vascular centers is one method to focus expert care on the patient, to alleviate some of the turf battles between specialties, and to contain burgeoning Medicare costs.
美国医学正朝着越来越多的专科护理中心发展。癌症中心、移植中心和运动医学中心只是几个常见的例子。血管中心是出于明显原因而形成的相对较新的机构。随着普通人群老龄化，外周血管疾病变得更加普遍。几种医学、外科和放射科专家参与此类患者的诊断和治疗。创建多专科血管中心是一种将专家护理集中于患者、缓解专科之间的一些地盘之争并控制不断膨胀的医疗保险费用的方法。
