如何選擇醫療服務 ?

日前發生的一宗市民於醫療中心接受抽脂手術後死亡的事故，讓公眾重新關注於診所進行之手術是否需要受到適當規管。有關該宗事故，現時仍交由警方及?生署聯合調查中，暫不予置評。

的而且確，隨科技進步，現時很多治療及手術，已毋須進醫院，也可在診所內進行；但現時各式各樣的醫療資訊、推廣甚至廣告繁多，市民應如何憑這些公開資訊，去選擇有保障的醫療服務，甚至手術，實在是一門學問。

最 簡單可行的，是大家在診所接受任何手術前，應確保知道手術醫生的資料，姓甚名誰，是否具有相關的專科資格？對有關醫療程式的熟練程度或經驗是否足夠？曾有 病人反映，看到網上資訊，被轉介到私家診所接受治療，直至療程完結，仍不知究竟誰是其主診醫生，更說不上什麼資歷經驗。這樣接受手術，很難有什麼保障。

事實上，現今資訊科技發達，不少醫療中心及診所，均在其網站或社交媒體平台上，發放各式各樣的資訊或推廣，亦介紹有關治療或手術的特點。其好處是市民容易獲得相關資訊，但亦難免有部分會誇張失實，引起誤導。

公 眾在閱讀這些訊息時，有一點可要特別留意︰若相關資訊是由醫生署名提供，他們便需要對這些資訊的真確性負上責任，而醫務委員會對此亦有嚴格的指引；相反， 若資料只是由個別的中心或網站名義發放，醫委會便無從監管，真確性亦難以保證，則讀者不妨想一想︰究
竟有關資訊是否值得完全信賴？

若某醫療網站或機構，連誰是資料提供者，誰是主理醫生，也避而不談，讀者若把健康甚至生命交託此等機構，是否明智之舉？在這個資訊及推廣泛濫的年代，我們應保持客觀細心，不隨便「照單全收」，以免墮入宣傳陷阱，損失金錢之餘，更有機會令自己的健康受影響。

作者為香港大學外科學系
榮譽臨床副教授、血管健康基金會會長

 

資料來源:   信報

以上所提供的資訊僅作為教育及參考用途，如果你有任何醫療問題，

應向醫生查詢，而不應單倚賴以上提供的資料。

How Do Veins Work?

Blood flows through a system of blood vessels, which are veins and arteries. Arteries carry blood rich in oxygen from your heart to all regions of the body. The function of veins is to transport the blood back to the heart. In order for veins to work, the valves must close all the way to prevent backflow of blood. When the muscles in your calf contract; blood is squeezed from the veins. When the muscles in your calf relax, the valves in the veins temporarily close to prevent the blood from flowing away from the heart, in the wrong direction!

In your legs, there are 3 types of veins; superficial, perforating, and deep veins. Think of the perforating veins as connecting the superficial veins to the deep veins. If you are standing, superficial veins run vertically, just beneath the surface of the skin and are often times visible to the naked eye. Superficial veins are responsible for transporting as little as 10% of the blood in the legs. The 10% of blood carried in the superficial veins flow directly into the perforating veins. The perforating veins run perpendicular to superficial veins and again, their function is to connect the superficial veins to the deep veins. Deep veins are located deep within the muscle of your leg and run parallel to superficial veins. Deep veins are responsible for transporting as much as 90% of the blood in your legs back to your heart.

Reference information: www.veinexperts.org/
It is not intended as medical advice to any specific person. If you have any need for personal advice or have any questions regarding your health, please consult your doctor for diagnosis and treatment.