Centralization and quality control of elective surgery improve outcome: Aren't we ethically obliged to force the pace of creating high-volume centers?

European Urology

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 30-31

  Tilki, Derya ^a   Huland, Hartwig ^a   Graefen, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BARIATRIC SURGERY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER REGISTRY; CENTRALIZATION; EDITORIAL; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; QUALITY CONTROL; SKILL; SURGEON; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; STANDARDS; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STATE MEDICINE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 84942989068     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: 18737560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eururo.2015.03.032     Document Type: Editorial

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