title: [Quality control in the implementation of new surgical procedures: Da Vinci robot-assisted systems].
abstract: Robot assistance in the surgical treatment of urological malignancies is gaining increasing importance. As is the case in already established surgical procedures, the quality of robot-assisted surgery needs to be controlled and evaluated by appropriate measures. Baseline-parameters of treated patients should be documented precisely. General and operation type-specific parameters should be evaluated in short- as well as in mid-term follow-up. Appropriate and validated instruments should be used. Only by using these measures will it be possible to compare robot-assisted procedures of different institutions and historical data of conventional surgery with regard to oncological and functional efficacy.
authors.affiliation: Urologische Klinik, Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich-Heine-Universität, Moorenstraße 5, 40225, Düsseldorf, Deutschland. Guenter.Niegisch@med.uni-duesseldorf.de
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Niegisch
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rabenalt
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Albers
mesh_terms: D015653:Cystectomy / Q000592:standards; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D059032:Learning Curve; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011786:Quality Control; D012371:Robotics / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D013996:Time and Motion Studies; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000592:standards; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*