Stefan Sauerland – författare

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS There is no doubt that the content of this EAES Consensus Development Conferences (CDC's) booklet represents an extremely important contribution to answering the following questions: which area of endoscopic surgery requires quality assurance ? what methodology should be employed ? what further action is required ? In order to try to answer these questions, the Executive Office of the EAES decided to appoint an "ad hoc" working group which started its activity in 1993. Under the Presidency of Professor Hans Troidl and the scientific mandate of Professor Edmund Neugebauer the Consensus Development Conferences appea­ red as one of the essential educational programmes of the EAES. These were orga­ nized thanks to the scientific and secretarial assistance of the 2nd Department of Surgery, University of Cologne. Besides the appointed chairperson, each Conference was led by a clinical chairman who included surgical experts from various countries of Europe: J. Perissat, W. Wayand, A. Fingerhut, A. Paul, E. Eypasch, C.K. Kum. Of course the EAES Congress Presidents and the panel members should be ack­ nowledged for their important input in the Consensus Conferences. From 1994 to 1998 six themes of endoscopic surgery have been assessed and their recommendation were presented and discussed during the European Congresses held in Madrid, Trondheim, Istanbul and in the World Congress Rome 98.

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS There is no doubt that the content of this EAES Consensus Development Conferences (CDC''s) booklet represents an extremely important contribution to answering the following questions: which area of endoscopic surgery requires quality assurance ? what methodology should be employed ? what further action is required ? In order to try to answer these questions, the Executive Office of the EAES decided to appoint an "ad hoc" working group which started its activity in 1993. Under the Presidency of Professor Hans Troidl and the scientific mandate of Professor Edmund Neugebauer the Consensus Development Conferences appea­ red as one of the essential educational programmes of the EAES. These were orga­ nized thanks to the scientific and secretarial assistance of the 2nd Department of Surgery, University of Cologne. Besides the appointed chairperson, each Conference was led by a clinical chairman who included surgical experts from various countries of Europe: J. Perissat, W. Wayand, A. Fingerhut, A. Paul, E. Eypasch, C.K. Kum. Of course the EAES Congress Presidents and the panel members should be ack­ nowledged for their important input in the Consensus Conferences. From 1994 to 1998 six themes of endoscopic surgery have been assessed and their recommendation were presented and discussed during the European Congresses held in Madrid, Trondheim, Istanbul and in the World Congress Rome 98.

Die Bedeutung der unmittelbaren Verknüpfung von medizinischen und wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Kenntnissen wird auch angesichts der enormen Dynamik und Herausforderungen einer nahezu alles beherrschenden Pandemie im Gesundheitswesen deutlich. Es ist daher entscheidend, Kosten und Nutzen von Behandlungsmethoden beurteilen zu können sowie die Prozesse und Strukturen des deutschen Gesundheitswesens zu verstehen, die direkt oder indirekt Einfluss auf Effizienz und Qualität der Versorgung nehmen:Wie kann das Verhältnis von ärztlichem und pflegerischem Personal im Krankenhaus zur Anzahl der zu betreuenden Patienten verbessert werden? Wie lassen sich Entscheidungen durch eine evidenzbasierte und zugleich patientenzentrierte Medizin sinnvoll steuern.

Die Bedeutung der unmittelbaren Verknüpfung von medizinischen und wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Kenntnissen wird auch angesichts der enormen Dynamik und Herausforderungen einer nahezu alles beherrschenden Pandemie im Gesundheitswesen deutlich. Es ist daher entscheidend, Kosten und Nutzen von Behandlungsmethoden beurteilen zu können sowie die Prozesse und Strukturen des deutschen Gesundheitswesens zu verstehen, die direkt oder indirekt Einfluss auf Effizienz und Qualität der Versorgung nehmen:Wie kann das Verhältnis von ärztlichem und pflegerischem Personal im Krankenhaus zur Anzahl der zu betreuenden Patienten verbessert werden? Wie lassen sich Entscheidungen durch eine evidenzbasierte und zugleich patientenzentrierte Medizin sinnvoll steuern.

Leading European laparoscopic surgeons have compiled the recommendations of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) in this book. All statements are based not only on the experts' opinions, but also on a formal assessment of the scientific literature. This work allows readers to gain an overview of cutting edge surgical research. All recommendations describe exactly the proven benefit of each surgical procedure and technique. Most guidelines contain key statements. All chapters follow a structured format to allow quick identification of all recommendations. In summary, this work provides a perfect overview of the achievements in laparoscopic surgery throughout the last decade.