VASCUNET, VQI, and the International Consortium of Vascular Registries – Unique Collaborations for Quality Improvement in Vascular Surgery

Twenty-two years ago, a few enthusiastic pioneers met in Lisbon and laid the foundation for VASCUNET, an open-minded cross border collaboration of European and Australasian vascular surgeons dedicated to vascular health service research and quality improvement (www.vascunet.org). This was before many important innovations in digital communication and data acquisition, when less than 50% of data were stored using digital technologies.1 Since then, the digital revolution and rapid innovation in healthcare has led to the collection and analysis of “big data”, which has become an important tool in modern medicine.

Source: European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery - August 13, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Christian-Alexander Behrendt, Maarit Venermo, Jack L. Cronenwett, Art Sedrakyan, Adam W. Beck, Jens Eldrup-Jorgensen, Kevin Mani, VASCUNET, the Vascular Quality Initiative and the International Consortium of Vascular Registries Tags: Editorial Source Type: research