Quality and Outcome Assessment for Surgery.

Authors :: Chiche L
Yang HK
Abbassi F
Robles-Campos R
Stain SC
Ko CY
Neumayer LA
Pawlik TM
Barkun JS
Clavien PA
Source :: Annals of surgery [Ann Surg] 2023 Nov 01; Vol. 278 (5), pp. 647-654. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 09.
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: Abstract: This forum summarizes the proceedings of the joint European Surgical Association (ESA)/American Surgical Association (ASA) symposium on Quality and Outcome Assessment for Surgery that took place in Bordeaux, France, as part of the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the ESA. Three presentations focused on a) the main messages from the Outcome4Medicine Consensus Conference, which took place in Zurich, Switzerland, in June 2022, b) the patient perspective, and c) benchmarking were hold by ESA members and discussed by ASA members in a symposium attended by members of both associations.<br />Competing Interests: The authors report no conflicts of interest.<br /> (Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.)