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Editorial
. 2021 Jun;205(6):1554-1556.
doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000001626. Epub 2021 Jan 27.

The Surgical Improvement Cycle: Improving Surgical Outcomes through Partnerships and Rigor

Gregory E Tasian  1   2 , Jonathan S Ellison  3 ; Pediatric KIDney Stone (PKIDS) Care Improvement Network
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Editorial

The Surgical Improvement Cycle: Improving Surgical Outcomes through Partnerships and Rigor

Gregory E Tasian et al. J Urol. 2021 Jun.
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The organizational structure of PKIDS provides a conceptual framework for a surgical improvement cycle, which is centered around the patient. The process starts at surgical intervention with real-time measurement of outcomes and subsequent analysis of technical variation and outcomes that are ultimately returned back to the surgeon for continuous improvement.
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