Status of Bariatric Surgery in Germany – Results of the Nationwide Survey on Bariatric Surgery 2005–2007
Author(s) -
Christine Stroh,
Dieter Birk,
R. Flade-Kuthe,
Michael Frenken,
B. Herbig,
Stefan Höhne,
Hinrich Köhler,
Volker Lange,
Kaja Ludwig,
R. Matkowitz,
G uuml nther Meyer,
Frank Meyer,
P Pick,
Thomas Horbach,
Stefan W. Krause,
L. Schäfer,
Matthias Schlensak,
Edward Shah,
Thomas Sonnenberg,
Martin Susewind,
H. Voigt,
Rudolf A. Weiner,
Stefanie Wolff,
H. Lippert,
Anna Wolf,
Uwe Schmidt,
Thomas Manger
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
obesity facts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.398
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1662-4033
pISSN - 1662-4025
DOI - 10.1159/000198238
Subject(s) - medicine , sleeve gastrectomy , perioperative , surgery , gastric bypass , observational study , weight loss , gastric banding , obesity , general surgery
Most studies on bariatric surgery outcomes are performed as clinical trials or reflect the clinical experience in single centers. The status of bariatric surgery in Germany has been examined with the cooperation of clinics and hospitals at the Institute of Quality Assurance in Surgery at the Ottovon-Guericke University of Magdeburg (Germany) since January 1, 2005.
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