The clinical practice of interventional radiology: a European perspective.
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Department of Academic Radiology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Dublin, 9, Ireland.Issue Date
2009-05MeSH
Clinical CompetenceEurope
Humans
Physician's Practice Patterns
Questionnaires
Radiology, Interventional
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The clinical practice of interventional radiology: a European perspective. 2009, 32 (3):406-11 Cardiovasc Intervent RadiolJournal
Cardiovascular and interventional radiologyDOI
10.1007/s00270-009-9503-0PubMed ID
19184195Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the current clinical environment in which interventional radiology (IR) is practiced throughout Europe. A survey, comprising 12 questions on IR clinical practice, was sent to 1800 CIRSE members. Members were asked to return one survey per department. Two hundred seventy-four departments returned completed questionnaires, 22% from the United Kingdom (n = 60), 11% from Germany (n = 30), 8% from Austria (n = 23), and the remainder spread over Europe. Experts, with more than 10 years of IR experience, comprised 74% of the survey group. Almost one-third of the radiologists dedicated more than 80% of their clinical sessions to IR alone (27%; n = 75), with two-thirds practicing in a university teaching hospital setting (66%; n = 179). Few institutions have dedicated IR inpatient hospital beds (17%; n = 46), however, to compensate, day case beds are available (31%), IR admitting rights are in place (64% overall, 86% for in-patients, and 89% for day cases), and elective IR admissions can be made through other clinicians (87%). IR outpatient clinics are run at 26% of departments, with an average of two sessions per week. Dedicated nurses staff the majority of IR suites (82%), but clinical junior doctors are lacking (46%). Hospital management's refusing access to beds was the most commonly cited reason for not developing a clinical IR service (41%). In conclusion, there is marked variation across European centers in the current practice of IR. Half do not have dedicated junior doctors and only a small minority have inpatient hospital beds. If IR is to be maintained as a dedicated clinical specialty, these issues need to be addressed urgently.Item Type
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1432-086Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1007/s00270-009-9503-0
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