Table 1 Minimum volumes and requirements per hospital and year in Germany (table based on [11])
Type of intervention | 2004–2005 | 2006–2009 | 2010 | 2011–2014 | since 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Complex oesophageal interventions | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Complex pancreatic interventions | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Kidney transplantation | 10 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Liver transplantation | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Stem cell transplantation | 12 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Total knee arthroplasty | – | 50 | 50 | suspended | 50 |
Infants with birth weight < 1250 g | – | – | 14 | 30 planned, 14 continued | 14 |