title: Who oversees innovative practice? Is there a structure that meets the monitoring needs of new techniques?
authors.affiliation: Section of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Department of Surgery, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Strasberg
authors.forename: Philip A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Ludbrook
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000592:standards; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000592:standards; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D013502:General Surgery / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000592:standards; D019520:Living Donors; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012449:Safety; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000592:standards*; D013673:Technology Assessment, Biomedical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States