[Clinical research in a university hospital--how we do it in Austria]

Evaluation of quality of work in surgical society is based in clinical and scientific output. Scientific quality of the publications is calculated on the basis of impact factors of journal ranking. Clinical evaluation is based on catalogues of operations performed and voluntary examination in a special surgical field. Total scientific output increased in Austria during the last decade achieving higher level as compared to Germany but lower than in Switzerland. Scientific and clinical standards in a teaching institutions should be kept high allowing candidates to succeed in competition for top positions.