Illness	Number of cases
Calculus of gallbladder without cholecystitis without obstruction (K80.20)	143
Inguinal hernia - Unilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.90)	141
Acute appendicitis (K35.8)	97
Inguinal hernia - Bilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.20)	93
Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia - Ileus unspecified (K56.7)	78
Diverticular disease of intestine - Diverticulitis of large intestine without perforation or abscess without bleeding (K57.32)	70
Haemorrhoids and perianal venous thrombosis - Fourth degree hemorrhoids (K64.3)	54
Haemorrhoids and perianal venous thrombosis - Third degree hemorrhoids (K64.2)	53
Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia (K56.4)	48
Cellulitis (L03.11)	46

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Examination of the abdominal cavity or its organs by endoscopy (1-694)	732
Computed tomography of the abdomen with contrast medium (3-225)	423
Surgical repair of an inguinal hernia (5-530.31)	232
Surgical removal of the gall bladder (5-511.11)	207
Intensive care monitoring of respiration, the heart and the circulation without measurement of the pressure in the pulmonary artery and in the right atrium of the heart (8-930)	144
(9-984.7)	136
(9-984.8)	130
Surgical removal of the appendix - appendicectomy (5-470.11)	128
Examination of the large intestine by endoscopy - colonoscopy (1-650.2)	127
Other operations on the intestine (5-469.21)	124

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Department key

Department key: 1500

Type of specialist department

Main Department

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Services

Quality

External comparative quality assurance

Further information

External quality assurance according to state law
No participation

Quality of participation in the Disease Management Programme (DMP)
No participation

Implementation of resolutions of the Federal Joint Committee on quality assurance (G-BA)
No participation

Further training
pursuant to Article 136b, para. 1, sentence 1, no. 1 of the SGB

Number	Group
48	Medical specialists (m/f) , psychological psychotherapists (m/f) and child and adolescent psychotherapists (m/f) who are subject to the obligation to undergo further training*
6	Number of medical specialists (m/f) from no. 1 who have completed a five-year period of further training and are therefore subject to the obligation to provide evidence
6	Number of those persons from no. 2 who have provided proof of further training according to Article 3 of the G-BA regulations

* according to the “Provisions of the Joint Federal Committee for the Further Training of Medical Specialists (m/f), Psychological Psychotherapists (m/f) and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists (m/f) in Hospitals”

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General information

Research & teaching

Job	Explanation
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB19	Nursing professionals	75 Ausbildungsplätze zur Pflegefachfrau / zum Pflegefachmann (generalistische Ausbildung)
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)	75 Ausbildungsplätze zum Physiotherapeuten*in
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)
HB15	Anaesthesia technical assistant (m/f)