title: Improving outcome of surgical procedures is not possible without adequate quality measurement.
abstract: Outcome measurement allows for acknowledging differences in quality and must be used as a basis for quality assessment, regardless of what procedure is to be assessed and improved. As urologists, we should actively take the lead to guide this necessary and inevitable process.
authors: Martini-Clinic, Prostate Cancer Centre, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. Electronic address: tschlomm@uke.de.
authors: Thorsten
authors: T
authors: Schlomm
authors: Martini-Clinic, Prostate Cancer Centre, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
authors: Hartwig
authors: H
authors: Huland
authors: Martini-Clinic, Prostate Cancer Centre, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany.
authors: Markus
authors: M
authors: Graefen
mesh_terms: D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D002983:Clinical Competence; D005260:Female; D013502:General Surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications