[Current Potential for Outpatient Care in Urology: What the IGES Report Means if Applied to Real Data].

Background: The hospital reform initiated through an expert opinion of the German research institute IGES places great emphasis on the aspect of outpatient care. In this context, the current IGES guidelines extend further than has previously been the case. There are only very isolated instances where this theoretical potential has been translated into practical application in urology.