Illness	Number of cases
Calculus of gallbladder with chronic cholecystitis without obstruction (K80.10)	17
Calculus of gallbladder without cholecystitis without obstruction (K80.20)	15
Cholecystitis - Chronic cholecystitis (K81.1)	13
Acute appendicitis - Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis without perforation or gangrene (K35.30)	12
Inguinal hernia - Unilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.90)	11
Acute appendicitis - Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis and gangrene without perforation (K35.31)	10
Acute appendicitis (K35.8)	8
Diverticular disease of intestine (K57.22)	8
Malignant neoplasm of colon - Malignant neoplasm of ascending colon (C18.2)	7
Calculus of gallbladder with acute cholecystitis without obstruction (K80.00)	7

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Surgical removal of the gall bladder (5-511.11)	58
Computer-assisted analysis of the images with 3D-analysis (3-990)	48
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)	36
Surgical removal of the appendix - appendicectomy (5-470.11)	31
Computed tomography of the abdomen with contrast medium (3-225)	24
(8-831.00)	17
Other operations on the intestine (5-469.20)	16
Type of material used for tissue replacement and tissue reinforcement (5-932.43)	16
Comprehensive pain control for acute pain (8-919)	15
Treatment by washing out (lavage) the abdominal cavity with a drain and temporary closure of the abdominal wall (8-176.2)	14

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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

Teilnahme an sonstigen Verfahren der externen vergleichenden Qualitätssicherung

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
86	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*
44	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
44	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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Research & teaching

Job	Explanation
Initiation and management of uni-centric/multi-centric clinical/scientific studies	Dr. Bühring: Rheumatologie; Dr. Cordier: in Zusammenarbeit mit der Charité Berlin zum Thema Protheseninfektionen; Dr.Nossek: fotodynamische intramedulläre Stabilisierung des vorderen Beckenrings
Editors of scientific journals/textbooks	Dr. Cordier; Dr. Bühring: wissenschaftliche Publikationen, Lehrbuchkapitel
Doctoral supervision	Dr. Bühring, Dr. Patsalis, Dr. Cordier, Prof. Dr. Erhardt
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities	Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf: Prof. Dr. Erhardt, Dr. Gülker, Dr. Nossek, Dr. Sandmann, Dr. Dammann, Dr. Kuruc, Dr. Bühring, Dr. Cordier, Dr. Adam, Dr. Stieglitz, Dr. Grebe, Prof. Dr. Lehnerdt; Bergische Universität Wuppertal: Fr. Elsesser; Ruhr-Universität Bochum: Dr. Bühring
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)	Famulatur: Wirbelsäulenchirurgie, Unfallchirurgie; Famulatur u. PJ: Intern. Rheumatologie, Orthopädie/ spez. Orthopäd. Chirurgie, Kinderorthopädie, Orthopäd. Rheumatologie, Gastroenterologie, Allgemein-u. Viszeralchirurgie, Anästhesiologie u. Schmerztherapie; Blockpraktikum u. Famulatur Geriatrie
Lectureships / teaching posts at universities of applied sciences	Fliedner Fachhochschule Düsseldorf: Dr. Cordier, Dr. Dammann, Dr. Nossek für den Studiengang Physician Assistance (CTA/MAC)
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies	Dr. Bühring: ca. 5 Studien zur klinischen Rheumatologie; Dr. Patsalis: "Ergebnisse der TM Ankle Sprunggelenksprothese“; Prof. Dr. Erhardt: 2 Studien
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities	Dr. Bühring: Rheumatologie mit Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Gesundheitshochschule Bochum, Bergische Universität Wupp., Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düs.; Prof. Dr. Erhardt mit Universität Köln; Dr. Adam mit Universität Jena und RWTH Aachen

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB06	Occupational therapist (m/f)
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)
HB19	Nursing professionals
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)
HB01	Nurse and health care worker (m/f)