Model-based individual life-spanning documentation in visceral surgery: a proof of concept

Maximilian Berlet, Alissa Jell, Lars Wagner, Lukas Bernhard, Jonas Fuchtmann, Luca Wegener, Hubertus Feussner, Helmut Friess, Dirk Wilhelm

Abstract: Surgical documentation has many implications. However, its primary function is to transfer information about surgical procedures to other medical professionals. Thereby, written reports describing procedures in detail are the current standard, impeding comprehensive understanding of patient-individual life-spanning surgical course, especially if surgeries are performed at a timely distance and in diverse facilities. Therefore, we developed a novel model-based approach for documentation of visceral surgeries, denoted as 'Surgical Documentation Markup-Modeling' (SDM-M).