[In favour of performing coronary balloon dilatation in 'smaller' hospitals].
Until now, the permission to set up a centre for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been governed by Dutch law to ensure the availability and quality of PCI procedures. Recently, the Minister of Health proposed abolishing this law for PCI procedures. The Dutch Society of Cardiology has issued stringent guidelines for PCI centres. Even small hospitals should be able to start a PCI programme by following these stringent guidelines.
Oude Ophuis
A J M
AJ
Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, afd. Cardiologie, Postbus 9015, 6500 GS Nijmegen. ton@oude.ophuis.net
Meursing
B T J
BT
D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000592:standards*; D002309:Cardiology; D002404:Catheterization; D006742:Hospital Bed Capacity; D006782:Hospitals, Special / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011787:Quality of Health Care