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The Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
Published on: February 5, 2021
[Against coronary balloon dilatation in small hospitals]
1Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Thoraxcentrum, Postbus 30,001, 9700 RB Groningen.
Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde
|December 14, 2007
Abstract:
The Dutch Health Council report on 'Invasive cardiac procedures' [Bijzondere interventies aan her hart] recommends, for reasons of quality, efficiency and patient safety, that cardiac surgery, percutaneous coronary interventions, and the invasive treatment of cardiac rhythm disorders be concentrated in a limited number of fully equipped cardiac centres. Small hospitals should therefore not carry out invasive cardiac procedures.
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