%0 Journal Article
%T What is a certified hernia center? ¨C The example of the German Hernia Society and German Society of General and Visceral Surgery
%A Ferdinand K£¿ckerling
%J Frontiers in Surgery
%D 2014
%I Frontiers Media
%R 10.3389/fsurg.2014.00026
%X To date the scientific definition "Hernia Center" does not exist and this term is beeing used by hospitals and private institutions as a marketing instrument. Hernia surgery has become increasingly more complex over the pass 25 years. Differenciated use of the various techniques in hernia surgery has been adopted as a " taillord approach" program and requires intensive engagement with, and extensive experience of, the entire field of hernia surgery. Therefore there is a need for hernia centers. A basic requirement for a credible certification process for hernia centers involves definition of requirements and there verification by hernia societies and/or non-profit organizations that are interested in assuring the best possible quality of hernia surgery. At present there are two processes for certification of hernia centers by hernia societies or non-profit organizations.
%K hernia center
%K certified hernia center
%K hernia registry
%K Quality Assurance
%K Health Care
%K taillord approach
%U http://www.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fsurg.2014.00026/abstract