The basis of the VASCULIFES biobank is to establish an infrastructure for patients who undergo a vascular treatment at the UMCG. Patients are included after obtaining informed consent. Included patients are of legal age (> 18 years) and competent. Special groups (minors, incapacitated) are excluded. The aim is to collect a limited selection of data for the entire group of patients, with the possibility of collecting more detailed data for smaller patient groups for shorter or longer periods, to be determined later. This could involve joining existing studies or cohorts, but also new initiatives and treatment methods developed in the future. The data and body materials of patients are collected for the most part as part of routine diagnostics and treatment.
Within the Surgery Department and the Medical Imaging Center of the UMCG, the vascular surgery and interventional radiology sections provide high-quality, complex, and academic vascular care. Given the often complex pathology that is treated, the care is subject to frequent evaluation. Within the various focus areas (aortic pathology, carotid pathology, vascular prosthesis infections, peripheral arterial vascular disease, hepatovascular, and venous pathology), extensive research is conducted with the aim of monitoring the quality of care provided, evaluating current and new treatments, and improving them where possible. Currently, a large part of these studies is conducted retrospectively.
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