Illness	Number of cases
Inguinal hernia - Unilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.90)	168
Inguinal hernia - Bilateral inguinal hernia without obstruction or gangrene not specified as recurrent (K40.20)	142
Calculus of gallbladder with chronic cholecystitis without obstruction (K80.10)	133
Calculus of gallbladder with acute cholecystitis without obstruction (K80.00)	88
Diverticular disease of intestine - Diverticulitis of large intestine without perforation or abscess without bleeding (K57.32)	77
Umbilical hernia - Umbilical hernia without obstruction or gangrene (K42.9)	69
Acute appendicitis - Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis without perforation or gangrene (K35.30)	52
Diverticular disease of intestine (K57.22)	47
Ventral hernia - Incisional hernia without obstruction or gangrene (K43.2)	45
Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia - Ileus unspecified (K56.7)	35

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Surgical repair of an inguinal hernia (5-530.31)	297
Computed tomography of the abdomen with contrast medium (3-225)	292
Type of material used for tissue replacement and tissue reinforcement (5-932.44)	265
Surgical removal of the gall bladder (5-511.11)	245
Type of material used for tissue replacement and tissue reinforcement (5-932.43)	178
Temporary covering of soft tissue injuries with skin or artificial skin (5-916.a3)	127
Surgical removal of the appendix - appendicectomy (5-470.11)	119
Function-orientated physical exercises and uses (8-561.1)	97
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)	92
Computed tomography of the chest with contrast medium (3-222)	54

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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
105	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*
105	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
105	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
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities	Teilnahme an Student- und Fachweiterbildungskursen für Ärzte
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)	In allen Abteilungen des Krankenhauses werden Famulaturen durchgeführt. Das Krankenhaus ist akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität Hamburg und Universität Rzeszów (Polen) und bildet PJ-Studenten aus.
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities	Gastarztstatus Universitäres Herz- und Gefäßzentrum
Initiation and management of uni-centric/multi-centric clinical/scientific studies	Biatain AG Reimbursement Study 2024 und 2005 randomisierte kontrollierte Multicenterestudie/BioStream HF-Postmarket Phase IV./Alphalong- Zulassungsstudie Phase III /Magmaris Register-Postmarket Phase IV/Xpedite-PhaseII/ Succsess PTA-Postmarket Phase IV/Selution 4SFA Phase III/Selution4BTK-Phase III
Editors of scientific journals/textbooks	Mitglied editorila Board Zeitschrift Gefäßchirurgie (Springer Verlag) und der Wundmnagment (MHP Verlag) / Mitglied und CoAutor AWMF S3 Leitliniengruppe Perioperative Antibiotikaprophylaxe Ernannter Vertreter und Co Autor der Deutschen Fachgesellschaft Gefäßchirurgie und Gefäßmedizin
Doctoral supervision	Gefäßchirurgie: 2 Doktorranden UKE
Lectureships / teaching posts at universities of applied sciences	Dozent Fachtherapeut Chronische Wunde Schwerpunkt Diabetischer Fuß

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB01	Nurse and health care worker (m/f)	Die Berufsbezeichnung hat sich geändert in Pflegefachfrau und Pflegefachmann
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)	In Kooperation mit dem BB-Schulen
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)
HB17	Auxiliary nurse (m/f)	Seit 2023 ist die Berufsbezeichnung: Pflegeassistentin und Pflegeassistentin in Kooperation mit BBS Buchholz /Winsen
HB18	Emergency paramedics (m/f) (training period 3 years)	In Kooperation mit dem DRK
HB19	Nursing professionals	GSBZ
HB20	Nursing professional B. Sc.	BHH, HS Bremen, Ostfalia HS
HB09	Speech therapist (m/f)	Schulische Ausbildung mit Praktikas, die in unseren Häusern durchgeführt werden können.
HB10	Midwife (m/f)	In Kooperation mit dem UK Eppendorf