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Table 2 Healthcare delivery

From: Information needs of patients undergoing bariatric surgery in Germany: a qualitative study

 

Median (IQR)

Minimum

Maximum

Number of appointments with the surgeon

2 (0,75)

1

4 to 51

Duration of the first appointments with the surgeon [minutes]

25 (30)

5

60

Number of the individual appointments with the nutritionists (nutritional counseling)2

6 (3)

1

12

Duration of the first individual appointments with the nutritionists (nutritional counseling) [minutes]1

52.5 (26,25)

30

120

  1. 1One patient could not remember the exact number of appointments and gave a range of 4–5 appointments
  2. 2One patient did not receive individual nutritional counseling but did participate in a group session with other bariatric patients. They met 12 times for approximately 90 min