SLOVAKIA
UEMS Section and Board of Vascular Surgery

1. Data about the country

Area: 49,035 (km2)

Inhabitants: 5,447,011

GDP / Inhabitant: ($)30,743

Territorial administrative organisation: Counties

Incidence of vascular disease: Cardiovascular morbidity: Most hospitalisations (3 441.2 per 100 000 inhabitants) were in 2016 demanded by diseases of circulatory system (CSD), which formed 15.4 % of all admissions. 11 249 cases referring to 10 890 natural persons (G2.3) were reported to the registry of CMP (dg. I60 – I64) in 2016 including transitory ischemic attack (TIA, dg. G45). From the total number of CMP patients in age 75 – 84 (29 %) dominated. Ischemic CMP formed 91 %, haemorrhagic participated with 8.7 %, other CMP

Vascular mortality/morbidity: Cardiovascular mortality: Dise

National Society: Slovak Society for Vascular Surgery

Website: www.sscch.sk/portal/sk/home/

2. Vascular Surgery

Vascular surgery is:

  • Independent specialty
3. Training in vascular surgery

Admission

  • Local interview

Total duration of training

  • General surgery: 2 years
  • Vascular surgery: 4 years

Progam acredited by

  • Government

Endovascular training

  • Included in the VS curriculum

Training includes educational sections in

  • Endovascular training: 3 months
  • Imaging: 3 months
  • Research: 3 months
  • Cardiac surgery: 1 months
  • Other: 12 months

Board Examination

  • National board

Assessment

  • Inspection of the case log
  • Oral examination
  • Written examination
  • Practical test

Is there required a minimum volume of vascular operations? Yes

  • No. major endovascular operations (EVAR, BTK, carotid): 80
  • No. of minor endovascular operations (SFA PTA, CDT): 50

Is there required a minimum volume of endovascular operations: Yes

  • No. of major endovascular operations: 15
  • No. of minor endovascular operations: 10
 
SLOVAKIA: Vascular surgery units
Name and Hospital / University City Details
Department od vascular surgery Banská Bystrica View Details
Department of Vascular Surgery Nitra View Details
Faculty hospital-Dep.vascular surgery Prešov View Details