Swedish hospitals unaware of vascular disease guidelines
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Swedish hospital directors are largely unaware of national guidelines for the treatment of vascular diseases, according to a recent survey of 78 hospitals. Spot visits to 40 of the hospitals revealed that a high number of staff were not offered further education in connection with the guidelines. In addition, only a small proportion of hospitals offered cardiac ultrasound 24 hours a day.