OBJECTIVES: Our investigation aimed to analyse the penetration of peripheral vascular interventions among Hungarian hospitals, with special respect to the Clinical Center of the University of Pécs, a tertiary level university teaching hospital.

METHODS: Data analysed were taken from the database of the Hungarian National Health Insurance Fund Administration, covering the year 2015. We identified the patients with the Hungarian Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) categories. We investigated the following DRG groups: 190 C, 190 D, 190 E, 190 F, 190 G, 190 H. Hospitals that had reported patients with these DRG codes were involved into the study. Our investigation focused on case numbers and percentage ratio.

RESULTS: The general market share of the Clinical Center of the University of Pécs (CC-UP) was 5.0 % from all the active inpatient care services in 2015. Institutions performing 190C Percutaneous and other vascular surgeries (with the implantation of one or more stents or homograft) reported a total 1111 cases, out of which 135 (12%, which is the second largest market share: 2^nd place) was reported by the CC-UP. Institutions performing 190D Percutaneous and other vascular surgeries without stent implantation reported a total 592 cases, according to reported performance, the CC-UP had 229 cases (38.7%, 1^st place). Regarding 190E Percutaneous vascular surgeries with further treatment (with one or more stents) the reported number was a total of 1288 cases, out of which the CC-UP carried out 7 (0.5%, 28^th place). The total number of 190F Percutaneous vascular surgeries without further treatment including stent implantation amounted to 822, and the CC-UP had 29 cases (3.5 %, 9^th place).

CONCLUSIONS:

The case numbers and percentage ratio of peripheral vascular interventions performed at hospitals showed considerable differences, even in a tertiary level teaching hospital. Penetration rate of peripheral vascular interventions should be increased in Hungary.