Improving outcome of surgical procedures is not possible without adequate quality measurement

Thorsten Schlomm; Hartwig Huland; Markus Graefen

doi:10.1016/j.eururo.2013.11.042

Improving outcome of surgical procedures is not possible without adequate quality measurement

Thorsten Schlomm
Hartwig Huland
Markus Graefen

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Department for Urology

Abstract

Outcome measurement allows for acknowledging differences in quality and must be used as a basis for quality assessment, regardless of what procedure is to be assessed and improved. As urologists, we should actively take the lead to guide this necessary and inevitable process.

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Original language	English
ISSN	0302-2838
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2013.11.042
Publication status	Published - 01.06.2014

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Document Type: Editorial Material

PubMed	24332348