Prevalence and Screening of Hepatitis C in Belgium in 2015

All patients admitted to the one day clinic for surgery and gastroenterology will be asked, after signing an informed consent, to fill in a questionnaire about HCV risk factors.

"In case of a pre-operative blood sample an HCV serology will also be done as part of a routine pre-operative screening.~In patients where no pre-operative blood sample is done an additional consent will be asked to perform a blood sample for HCV serology. This qualifies the study as 'interventional' according to the Belgian legislation."