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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 10.
Published in final edited form as: Am Soc Clin Oncol Educ Book. 2013:278–283. doi: 10.1200/EdBook_AM.2013.33.278

Table 1.

Examples of structure of surgical prostate cancer care, according to Donabedian’s framework.21

Domain Example relevant to surgical prostate cancer care
Assessment of the adequacy of facilities Number of hospital beds
Number of operating rooms
Availability of intensive care unit
Financial resources
Assessment of the adequacy of equipment Availability of surgical robot
Qualifications of medical staff Board certification of urologists
Training, experience, and skill of individual surgeons
Communication skill of surgical team
Safety culture within surgical teams