caa a22 4500 477098371 CHVBK 20180405111534.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19961201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02616302 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02616302 Quality assurance in benign thyroid diseases surgery [Elektronische Daten] [V. Ruppert, M. Bartel, V. Langenhan, V. Detschev, H. Rimpler] Qualitätssicherung in der Chirurgie benigner Schilddrüsenerkrankungen Summary: Background: Quality assurance (or quality management) in surgery is of topical interest. Methods: Together with the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics of the Ilmenau Technical University, we have developed the computer-assisted documentation system SCHILDDOK to improve quality assurance in benign thyroid surgery in our hospital. SCHILDDOK has been recognized as a new concept and has been integrated in the daily work routine. That way, documentation does no longer mean an additional workload, but constitutes a productive part of routine work. Results: According to our previous experiences SCHILDDOK appears to be an exceedingly valuable tool in internal quality assurance particularly because of its standardized data recording. The databadse SCHILDDOK could also be employed as an instrument of external quality assurance in various hospitals. By interconnecting them in a computer-network a comparison of the complication rate in these hospitals would be possible. If the results are checked by a superordinate institution. This would be equivalent to an external audit. There have to be uniform definitions to guarantee comparability of the data. Our suggestion is to define the rate of recurrent nerve paresis as the rate of newly occurring recurrent nerve pareses related to the side operated on. As standardized definition for the recurrent goitre we suggest: a goitre recurring at the operated side. Conclusions: In our opinion you can enhance quality assurance with SCHILDDOK in benign thyroid, diseases surgery. Blackwell Science Ltd, 1996 Quality assurance nationallicence thyroid surgery nationallicence computer assisted documentation system nationallicence Qualitätssicherung nationallicence Schilddrüsenchirurgie nationallicence computerunterstützte Dokumentation nationallicence Ruppert V. Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Jena, Bachstraße 18, D-07740, Jena, Germany aut Bartel M. Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Jena, Bachstraße 18, D-07740, Jena, Germany aut Langenhan V. Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Ilmenau Technical University, Germany aut Detschev V. Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Ilmenau Technical University, Germany aut Rimpler H. Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Jena, Bachstraße 18, D-07740, Jena, Germany aut Acta Chirurgica Austriaca Springer-Verlag 28/6(1996-12-01), 377-379 0001-544X 28:6<377 1996 28 10353 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02616302 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02616302 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ruppert V. Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Jena, Bachstraße 18, D-07740, Jena, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bartel M. Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Jena, Bachstraße 18, D-07740, Jena, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Langenhan V. Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Ilmenau Technical University, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Detschev V. Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Informatics, Ilmenau Technical University, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rimpler H. Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Jena, Bachstraße 18, D-07740, Jena, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Acta Chirurgica Austriaca Springer-Verlag 28/6(1996-12-01), 377-379 0001-544X 28:6<377 1996 28 10353 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer