La excelencia en cirugíaConsideraciones sobre su aplicación asistencial

Abstract

Excellence in surgery must be understand not only as a tool which is able to compete with advantage in the clinical, learning and investigation fields , but a target it self because it�s social and economic transcendence. METHOD. We analyze the three behaviours where the excellence methodology must be applied: on structures (including not only the physical resources but even the human ones), on proceedings and on results. RESULTS. To implant an excellence system initially can result expensive. But the social and institutional advantages are biggest and even the competitive advantage can became on economic advantage. By the other hand, we must consider the saving in avoiding expensive and unnecessary proceedings or actuations or indemnifying and law costs or professional motivation for everybody. CONCLUSIONS. To apply the excellence concepts at the daily routine is necessary that the Institution leaders are decided to do it and they have been building a culture about the excellence in which all body must participate.