Does eRCP in Romania in 2006 ; a National Programme seem mandatory?
For a large country such as Romania, a total number of 2647 ERCPs for 2006 is too low. Various important factors such as lack of access to equipment and few skilled ERCP endosco-pists were identified as possible causes. The number of ERCPs performed in Romania should be reorganized to perform 20000 per year in 5 years from now (2012) and give our population access to proper intervention endoscopy. The National Gastroenterology Society should actively encou-rage training in interventional endoscopy, and collaborate with Ministry of Health to have a National Task-force for Endoscop.
This analysis of a large number of PPCI procedures demonstrates that utilization of TRA is independently associated with major reductions in mortality, MACCE, major bleeding, and vascular complication rates.