Aims of the NESA
1. Revise existing surgical procedures and hospital organisation:
- Rationalize and optimize the patient's stay in the hospital
- Revise the indications for surgical procedures
- Secure the correlation between indication and planned procedure
- Re-evaluate each single step in surgical procedures
2. Introduce new surgical procedures and quality standards:
- Propose optimized surgical procedures
- Promote surgical quality standards and consensus documents
3. Transfer knowledge and know-how:
- Initiate and promote interdisciplinary cooperation
- Coordinate exchange programs for physicians
- Transfer knowledge and know-how to countries with limited resources
in collaboration with international organizations

