[Oncological operation reports: minimum requirements, legal aspects and future developments].

Journal: Chirurgie (Heidelberg, Germany)
Published Date: Jun 16, 2025

Abstract

The establishment of comprehensive oncological centers for the interdisciplinary care of cancer patients is based on defined criteria that must undergo regular external review to ensure a uniform quality standard of cancer care in Germany. The quality of surgical performance is defined, among other factors, by the number of cases treated or the experience of individual surgeons; however, the operation reports made are highly heterogeneous, as no specific requirements need to be met for certification as an oncological center. The German Association for Surgical Oncology (ACO) has therefore set the goal of proposing a minimum standard for oncological operation reports. In addition to the aspects to be included in the operation reports, exemplified with respect to individual organ systems, legal considerations and the use of artificial intelligence should also be examined in greater detail.

Authors

  • Johannes Klose
    Klinik für Viszerale, Gefäß- und Endokrine Chirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06120, Halle (Saale), Deutschland. Johannes.Klose@uk-halle.de.
  • Sandra Böhm
    HFC Human Factors-Consult, Berlin, Deutschland.
  • Christiane J Bruns
    Department of Surgery, University of Cologne, Kerpener Str. 62, Cologne, 50937, Germany.
  • Paul Chojecki
    Fraunhofer Heinrich-Hertz-Institut, Berlin, Deutschland.
  • Lena-Christin Conradi
    Department of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Göttingen, Robert-Koch-Straβe 40, 37075, Göttingen, Germany.
  • Stefan Fichtner-Feigl
    Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Deutschland.
  • Robert Grützmann
    Klink für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum der Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen, Krankenhausstraße 12, 91054, Erlangen, Deutschland.
  • Jörg Heberer
    Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Heberer & Kollegen, München, Deutschland.
  • Boris Jansen-Winkeln
    Department of Visceral, Transplant, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
  • Jens Jakob
    Chirurgische Klinik, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Mannheim, Deutschland.
  • Kay Kohlhaw
    Klinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral‑, MIC- und Gefäßchirurgie, Sana Klinikum Borna, Borna, Deutschland.
  • Astrid Oehme
    HFC Human Factors-Consult, Berlin, Deutschland.
  • Ulrich Ronellenfitsch
    Medical Faculty of the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg - Department of Visceral, Vascular and Endocrine Surgery, Halle (Saale), Germany.
  • Susanne Roth
    Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 420, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
  • Christoph Rüger
    Chirurgische Klinik, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland.
  • Igor Sauer
    Chirurgische Klinik, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland.
  • Harald Schulz
    Chirurgische Klinik, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland.
  • Sven Zehnder
    Chirurgische Klinik, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland.
  • Jörg Kleeff
    Klinik für Viszerale, Gefäß- und Endokrine Chirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Halle (Saale), Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06120, Halle (Saale), Deutschland.

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