SPAIN
UEMS Section and Board of Vascular Surgery
1. Data about the country
Area: 505,990 (km2)
Inhabitants: 46,550,000
GDP / Inhabitant: ($)26,528
Territorial administrative organisation: Regions
Incidence of vascular disease: PAD: 2-10% ( depending the age, gender and diagnosis methodology) AAA: 2-5% in older than 55 years and 13% among those with PAD Carotid stenosis: 14% among 60-80 years patients wth ABI <0,9 and 5% among similiar patients witn ABI > 0,9. Venous: 9-18 % with CEAP C3 or worse Source: White book of the Spanish Society for Angiology and Vascular surgery
Vascular mortality/morbidity: Cardiovascular mortality 29%
National Society: Sociedad Española de Angiologia y Cirugía Vascular
Website: www.seacv.es/
2. Vascular Surgery
Vascular surgery is:
- Independent specialty
3. Training in vascular surgery
Admission
- National exam
Total duration of training
- Vascular surgery: 5 years
Progam acredited by
- Government
Endovascular training
- Included in the VS curriculum
Training includes educational sections in
- Endovascular training: 24 months
- Cardiac surgery: 3 months
- Other: 8 months
Board Examination
Assessment
- Inspection of the case log
Is there required a minimum volume of vascular operations? Yes
- No. major endovascular operations (EVAR, BTK, carotid): 30
- No. of minor endovascular operations (SFA PTA, CDT): 100
Is there required a minimum volume of endovascular operations: Yes
- No. of major endovascular operations: 25
- No. of minor endovascular operations: 50
SPAIN: Vascular surgery units
| Name and Hospital / University | City | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Angiologia y Cirugía Vascular | Burgos | View Details |
| Angiology & Vascular Surgery Dept. | Cadiz | View Details |
| Angiology and Vascular Surgery | MADRID | View Details |
| ANGIOLOGY AND VASCULAR SURGERY | Valladolid | View Details |
| Angiology and Vascular Surgery | Barcelona | View Details |
| Angiology, Vascular and Endovascular Surgery | BARCELONA | View Details |
| CESAR APARICIO MARTINEZ | MADRID | View Details |
| DEPARTMENT OF VASCULAR SURGERY | SABADELL, BARCELONA | View Details |
| Division Vascular Sugery | Madrid | View Details |
| Llagostera, S. MD, PhD, EBSQ-Vasc | Barcelona | View Details |
| Martin Landaluce | Albacete | View Details |
| Servei d'Angiologia i Cirurgia Vascular | Barcelona | View Details |
| Servicio de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular | Valencia | View Details |
| Servicio de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular | Toledo | View Details |
| Servicio de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular | Sevilla | View Details |
| Servicio de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular | Oviedo | View Details |
| Servicio de Angiología y Cirugia Vascular | Madrid | View Details |
| Servicio de Angiología y Cirugía Vascular | Galdakao | View Details |
| Vascular Surgery Department | Madrid | View Details |