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Interdisciplinary European guidelines on surgery of severe obesity.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20054163     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
In 2005, for the first time in European history, an extraordinary expert panel named BSCG (Bariatric Scientific Collaborative Group), was appointed through joint effort of the major European scientific societies which are active in the field of obesity management. Societies that constituted this panel were: IFSO - International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity, IFSO-EC - International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity - European Chapter, EASO - European Association for Study of Obesity, ECOG - European Childhood Obesity Group, together with the IOTF (International Obesity Task Force) which was represented during the completion process by its representative. The BSCG was composed not only of the top officers representing the respective scientific societies (four acting presidents, two past presidents, one honorary president, two executive directors), but was balanced with the presence of many other key opinion leaders in the field of obesity. The BSCG composition allowed the coverage of key disciplines in comprehensive obesity management, as well as reflecting European geographical and ethnic diversity. This joint BSCG expert panel convened several meetings which were entirely focused on guidelines creation, during the past 2 years. There was a specific effort to develop clinical guidelines, which will reflect current knowledge, expertise and evidence based data on morbid obesity treatment.
Authors:
Martin Fried; Vojtĕch Hainer; Arnaud Basdevant; Henry Buchwald; Mervyn Deitel; Nicholas Finer; Jan Willem M Greve; Fritz Horber; Elisabeth Mathus-Vliegen; Nicola Scopinaro; Rudolf Steffen; Constantine Tsigos; Rudolf Weiner; Kurt Widhalm
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Consensus Development Conference; Journal Article     Date:  2008-02-08
Journal Detail:
Title:  Obesity facts     Volume:  1     ISSN:  1662-4025     ISO Abbreviation:  Obes Facts     Publication Date:  2008  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-01-07     Completed Date:  2010-07-08     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101469429     Medline TA:  Obes Facts     Country:  Switzerland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  52-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2008 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Affiliation:
Clinical Center for Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. docfied@volny.cz
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bariatric Surgery / standards*
Europe
Humans
Obesity, Morbid / surgery*
Patient Care Team / standards*
Practice Guidelines as Topic*
Severity of Illness Index

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