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Belegabteilung für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde

Information and services of the department

  • Number of inpatient cases: 332

Services search (in the department)


Illness Number of cases
Other disorders of nose and nasal sinuses - Deviated nasal septum (J34.2) 161
Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids (J35.0) 99
Other disorders of nose and nasal sinuses - Hypertrophy of nasal turbinates (J34.3) 10
Chronic sinusitis - Chronic pansinusitis (J32.4) 7
Malignant neoplasm of larynx - Malignant neoplasm of glottis (C32.0) 4
Other acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue - Acquired deformity of nose (M95.0) 4
Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of tongue - Malignant neoplasm of tongue unspecified (C02.9) not specified
Malignant neoplasm of hypopharynx - Malignant neoplasm of hypopharynx unspecified (C13.9) not specified
Other malignant neoplasms of skin (C44.3) not specified
Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes - Secondary and unspecified malignant neoplasm of lymph nodes of head face and neck (C77.0) not specified
Treatment Number
Operation using aids for optical magnification, e.g. magnifying spectacles, operating microscope (5-984) 201
Operation on the inferior nasal concha (5-215.4) 188
Operation on the inferior nasal concha (5-215.1) 187
Surgical removal or reconstruction of the nasal septum (5-214.6) 163
Operation on the maxillary sinuses (5-221.1) 78
Operation on the ethmoid bone or on the sphenoid sinus (5-222.21) 56
Surgical removal of the tonsils and adenoids (5-282.0) 56
Operation on several paranasal sinuses (5-224.63) 53
Surgical removal of the palatine tonsils (without removal of the adenoids) - tonsillectomy without adenoidectomy (5-281.0) 44
Surgical incision into the eardrum (tympanic membrane) (5-200.4) 30

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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
No. Explanation
CQ01 Die vom Gemeinsamen Bundesausschuss (G-BA) formulierte Qualitätsicherungs-Richtlinie regelt die Anforderungen an Krankenhäuser in Bezug auf Struktur-, Prozess- und Ergebnisqualität bei der stationären Behandlung von Patienten mit chirurgisch behandlungsbedürftigem Bauchaortenaneurysma. Das Kreiskrankenhaus Mechernich erfüllt hierfür sowohl die personellen und fachlichen Anforderungen wie auch die strukturellen und organisatorischen Voraussetzungen.
CQ07
Number Group
70 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*
7 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
5 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”
Job Explanation
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities
Participation in multi-centre Phase I/II studies
Initiation and management of uni-centric/multi-centric clinical/scientific studies
Editors of scientific journals/textbooks
Doctoral supervision
No. Training in other healing professions Comment
HB01 Nurse and health care worker (m/f)
HB19 Nursing professionals
HB07 Surgical technical assistant (m/f)

Sarah Lückenbach

Abteilungsleitung Organisation und Qualitätsmanagement

Phone: 02443 -17-1044
Mail: ed.mhkk@hcabnekceul.haras