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Editorial
. 2014 Jun;65(6):1017-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2013.11.042. Epub 2013 Dec 8.

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

Thorsten Schlomm  1 , Hartwig Huland  2 , Markus Graefen  2
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Editorial

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

Thorsten Schlomm et al. Eur Urol. 2014 Jun.

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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