title: Quality assurance in endoscopic surgery.
abstract: A number of operative procedures in gynecology are now being performed with the help of endoscopy, a development that was not based upon appropriate clinical trials. Quality assurance is today's challenge in gynecological endoscopic surgery. Although as a rule data from quality registers cannot be used for comparative purposes, they may guarantee a basic standard of documentation of surgical results. Quality assurance is a continuous process and a means to improve quality in general. Quality indicators are specific criteria that denote quality change and play a key role in quality programs. It is important to realize that quality in this sense may be viewed not only from the medical aspect but from a variety of perspectives including education, training and medical care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Akademiska Sjukhuset, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lindblom
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rasmussen
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care