title: [Guidelines in surgery: from the viewpoint of health care economics].
abstract: Guidelines support the economic evaluation of surgical procedures. Therefore, guidelines should contain cost-benefit information as a basic element. Guidelines prompt activities in the health-care system by means of information. Some of the information should thus be available and understandable for nonmedical staff, too. Guidelines should improve the transparency of surgical outcome to enable patients and insured parties to make a more rational choice and thus provide their own input into the health care system.
authors.affiliation: Universität der Bundeswehr München.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Neubauer
mesh_terms: D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D013502:General Surgery / Q000191:economics*; D005858:Germany; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000191:economics*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000191:economics*
vernacular_title: Leitlinien in der Chirurgie: Aus Sicht der Gesundheitsökonomie.