title: Nomenclature and classification of complications. Standard procedure at Heidelberg University Orthopaedic Clinic.
abstract: In order to get a better data management of complications in orthopedic surgery and in order to get comparable statistics a standardisation of nomenclature and classification of complications is demanded since 1.1.1997. The Orthopedic University Clinic of Heidelberg started with a register of all early complications of all inpatients. According to a standardized nomenclature all occured complications the doctors put in the data of complications in a database. These data were controlled, complemented and classified by members of the quality menagement group. This guideline consists of five parts: catalogue of diagnoses, general and special definitions, classification and an allocation table of diagnoses to grades of severity.
authors.affiliation: Bereich Informationsverarbeitung und Qualitätsmanagement, Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: K-L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Krämer
authors.affiliation: Bereich Informationsverarbeitung und Qualitätsmanagement, Orthopädische Universitätsklinik Heidelberg, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Clauss
keywords: Key words Complication • Classification • Definition • Catalogue • Severity