Retrospective analysis of 1,203 cases of referral to a quaternary vascular surgery outpatient clinic within the Unified Health System, São Paulo, Brazil.
Felipe Soares Oliveira PortelaCarlos Augusto RossettiThulio Fernandes de SouzaArthur Souza MagnaniMarcelo Fiorelli Alexandrino da SilvaMaria Fernanda Cassino PortugalMarcelo Passos TeivelisNelson WoloskerCynthia de Almeida MendesPublished in: Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2024)
The rate of referral appropriateness to specialized vascular care from primary care settings was low. This may represent a subutilization of quaternary surgical services, with low rates of surgical treatment.