title: Radical cystectomy and surgical quality of care.
abstract: Defining surgical quality is an imperative and substantial undertaking before its measurement and ultimate improvement. This article defines quality of care and a rationale for its measurement. In the context of radical cystectomy for bladder cancer, we describe a conceptual model for measuring quality of care. Finally, we provide a framework for future research by presenting an overview of recent work pertaining to cystectomy and quality of care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Division of Clinical Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. bhollen@umich.edu
authors.forename: Brent K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Hollenbeck
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Montie
authors.forename: John T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Wei
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D015653:Cystectomy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008824:Michigan; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*