[Against coronary balloon dilatation in small hospitals].
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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Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Thoraxcentrum, Postbus 30,001, 9700 RB Groningen.
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000592:standards*; D002309:Cardiology; D002404:Catheterization; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D011787:Quality of Health Care