Beginning January 1, 2005, the status and outcomes of bariatric surgery were examined in Germany. Data are registered in cooperation with the An-Institute of quality assurance in surgery at the Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg. The objective of this study was to examine the morbidity and mortality rates secondary to sleeve gastrectomy (SG) in Germany since 2006.
Department of General, Abdominal, and Pediatric Surgery, Municipal Hospital (Teaching Hospital of the Friedrich-Schiller University at Jena, Germany), Strasse des Friedens 122, 07548, Gera, Germany. Christine.Stroh@wkg.srh.de