Illness	Number of cases
Other functional intestinal disorders - Slow transit constipation (K59.01)	158
Diverticular disease of intestine - Diverticulitis of large intestine without perforation or abscess without bleeding (K57.32)	38
Other nontoxic goitre - Nontoxic single thyroid nodule (E04.1)	37
Fissure and fistula of anal and rectal regions - Anal fistula (K60.3)	35
Acute appendicitis (K35.8)	33
Hyperparathyroidism and other disorders of parathyroid gland - Primary hyperparathyroidism (E21.0)	32
Faecal incontinence (R15)	25
Acute appendicitis - Acute appendicitis with localized peritonitis without perforation or gangrene (K35.30)	24
Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland (C73)	23
Abscess of anal and rectal regions - Rectal abscess (K61.1)	22

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Computed tomography of the abdomen with contrast medium (3-225)	273
Other operations on the thyroid gland or parathyroid glands (5-069.40)	129
Operation using aids for optical magnification, e.g. magnifying spectacles, operating microscope (5-984)	128
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvis with contrast medium (3-82a)	123
Other operations on the intestine (5-469.21)	123
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)	104
X-rays of the large intestine with contrast medium enema (3-13a)	97
Examination of the large intestine by endoscopy - colonoscopy (1-650.2)	86
Examination of the S-shaped part of the large intestine (sigmoid colon) by endoscopy (1-651)	68
Surgical removal of the appendix - appendicectomy (5-470.11)	65

Further information about the department

Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

Yes

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Yes

Department key

Department key: 1500

Type of specialist department

Main Department

Hospital information and services for all specialist departments

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*
40	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
40	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
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities	Prof. Dr. Römer :apl. Professur Med. Fakultät Univers. Köln, Seminare u. Praktika + Vergabe von ca. 3 Promotionsarbeiten/ Jahr; Fr. PD Dr. Rudroff - Lehrveranst. UKK im Blockpraktikum (BP) f. Chirurgie; Prof Dr. Hübel BP f. Onkologie;
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)	Ausbildung im Rahmen des PJ's in den Abtl. UC/AC, Innere. Famulaturen u. Praktika ( Abtl UC/AC , Innere). In der Abtl. Gyn/Geb nur PJ's. Fr. PD Dr. med.Rudroff : PJ mit praktischer u. theoretischer Ausbildung im Fach Chirurgie; Lehrveranstaltung (Fallvorstellung, Laparoskopie)
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities	Koop. mit der Uni Köln, HS Fresenius Köln, Berufskollegs und FH's Köln.Fr PD Dr.Rudroff; Koop. mit UKK Neuropath.: Identifikation v. Pathomechanismen bei Defäkationsstörungen; Prof Römer: Koop. mit Genetik d. Uniklinik Münster. Gastprofessur Univers.Peking;
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies	Gyn: Intrauteriner Hochfrequenzultraschall zur Myombehandlung; PD Dr. Rudroff: Hernienstudie (Biolap) mit Implantation biologischer Netzte; Herniamed (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Hernienchirurgie)Studie zu Ghost Stomata
Initiation and management of uni-centric/multi-centric clinical/scientific studies	Fr. PD Dr. med. Rudroff: Studie z. Risikoabschätzung/Vermeidung der Anlage protektiver Ileostoma durch Anlage virtueller (Ghost-)Stomata ; NCT 04573075 clinical trials
Editors of scientific journals/textbooks	Prof. Dr. med. Römer:1. Herausgeber Frauenärztlicher Taschenbücher2. Zeitschrift Menopause und Contraception3. Herausgeber der Zeitschrift: Der Privatarzt - Gynäkologie4. Herausgeber: Pschyrembel Wörterbuch Gynäkologie-Geburtshilfe;
Doctoral supervision	Gynäkologie/Geburtshilfe: Vergabe v. ca. 3 Promotionsarbeiten/ Jahr; Gefäßchir.: Betreuung v. Doktoranden . Univers. Köln; Allgemeinchirurgie: Fr. PD Dr.med. Rudroff, 2-3 Doktoranden/Jahr

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB15	Anaesthesia technical assistant (m/f)
HB10	Midwife (m/f)	Praktische Ausbildung in Kooperation mit der Universität zu Köln
HB01	Nurse and health care worker (m/f)	Krankenpflegeschule in gemeinsamer Trägerschaft mit dem Ev. Krankenhaus Köln-Kalk gGmbH (Ev. Krankenpflegeschule Köln-Träger gGmbH) und in Kooperation mit Louise-von-Marillac-Schule, ebenso bestehen Kooperationen mit Ausbildungsstätten der Altenpflege und apm Akademie für Pflegeberufe und Management
HB19	Nursing professionals	Generalistische Ausbildung in der Pflege nach neuen PflBG
HB21	Geriatric nurse (m/f)
HB02	Health and paediatric nurse (m/f)	Praktische Ausbildung in der Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe für Schüler der Krankenpflegeschulen des Universitätsklinikums Köln und der Kliniken der Stadt Köln.
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)	Praktische Ausbildung von Krankengymnasten und Krankengymnastinnen/Physiotherapeuten und Physiotherapeutinnen auswärtiger Schulen.
HB17	Auxiliary nurse (m/f)
HB13	Medical technical assistant for functional diagnostics (MTAF) (m/f)
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)	Praktische Ausbildung in Zusammenarbeit mit der academia chirurgica GmbH, Düsseldorf Chirurgisch technischer Assistent (Ausbildung einmal im Jahr)
HB18	Emergency paramedics (m/f) (training period 3 years)	Praktische Ausbildung für externe Ausbildungsstätten