SwissVasc/Shunt surgery family
Here you will find the technical documentation for the SwissVasc project with all transfer files and adaptations from previous years.
Adjustments to the forms and transfer files are generally made once a year. If a year is missing from the list, no adjustments have been made in this period.
FAQs – frequently asked questions
Customizations and transfer files
FAQs on the SwissVasc/Shunt Surgery family
Is there a deadline for the data entry?
Yes, there is. The data for the previous year must be entered by 31 March of each year.
Exception: For cases in 2020, the deadline is 30.04.2021 due to the coronavirus.
How can I see which details are still missing in my pending cases?
- Please log into AdjumedCollect at www.adjumed.net for this purpose.
- Select the menu item “Close cases”.
- Limit your search using the entry date (from – to) or check all cases by clicking on the “Search” button
- You now have the choice between:
– Verify cases – email case log: Background check. You will receive a log with detailed error messages, which will be sent by e-mail (recommended option).
– Verify Cases – download case log: Check on the page. Log with detailed error messages as a pop-up
– Verify cases: Check on the page. Only feedback on number of errors (you can see details when you hover your mouse over the question mark icon)
You can use the error logs to see for which case and field mandatory information is missing.
Where can I find the SwissVasc logbook?
- You can find the SwissVasc logbook at www.swissvasc-logbook.ch
- Instructions for exporting your procedures from AdjumedCollect to the SwissVasc logbook can be found here.
Customizations and transfer files
Annual Adjustments 2025
Annual Adjustments 2024
Transferfile 2024
Annual Adjustments 2023
Transferfile 2023
Changes as of 01.01.2023
1. the field [20518 6654] CHOP (ANG3/GEF3/GEFA) (from 2023) has been expanded in line with the new CHOP codes.
The following codes have been added:
- 39.7A.09 Endovascular implantation of stent grafts [stent prostheses] in other vessels, other
- 39.B3.C3 (Percutaneous) transluminal implantation of covered stents without drug release, iliac artery
- 38.45.13 Resection of the thoracoabdominal aorta with replacement
- 38.44.00 Resection of the abdominal aorta with replacement, n.c.
- 38.64.20 Other excision of the abdominal aorta
- 38.64.99 Other excision of aorta, other
- 38.36.17 Resection of the iliac artery with anastomosis
- 38.66.18 Other excision of the iliac artery
- 39.52.29 Other correction of aneurysm of the aorta, other
- 39.52.99 Other correction of aneurysm, other
- 39.24 Aorto-renal bypass
- 39.55 Reimplantation of an aberrant renal vessel
- 39.29.32 Axillo-(bi)-femoral bypass
- 39.29.33 Femoro-femoral crossover bypass
- 39.25.21 ilio-iliac bypass
- 39.25.22 ilio-femoral bypass
- 39.54.21 Re-entry surgery, abdominal aorta, open surgical
- 39.54.22 Re-entry surgery, abdominal aorta, endovascular access
- 39.54.91 Re-entry surgery, other vessels, open surgical
2. integration of the “Carotid artery stenosis grade” recording
The following fields have been newly integrated:
- [20545 1787] Degree of stenosis according to NASCET
- [20546 1769] Progressive stenosis
Annual Adjustments 2022
Transferfile 2022
Changes as of 01.01.2022
- The new field [15531 6654] CHOP (ANG3/GEF3/GEFA) (from 2021) has been introduced for optional documentation of the CHOP code.
- The new field [173 119] Teaching assistance was introduced to document a teaching intervention
- Shunt module: The input of reinterventions within the FollowUps has been restructured.
- Shunt module: The following new fields were implemented as part of the restructuring of FollowUps:
- [17686 1838] FU12: Date of reintervention
- [17685 1836] FU6: Date of reintervention
- [4978 4212] FU3: Reintervention
Annual Adjustments 2021
Transferfile 2021
Changes as of 01.01.2021
- General change: The code “[99] no SGG OP code” is no longer valid for the field “[4874 2894] SGG OP code (manual correction/precision)” from 2021 and has been moved to the field “[4872 634] Interventions outside the SGG OP code (manual correction/precision)”.
- Change to the SwissVasc ZH hospitals filter (note, this filter is only relevant for Zurich hospitals): The field “[15531 979] ANG3/GEF3/GEFA additional code Zurich hospitals (from 2021)” has been adjusted according to the CHOP code changes of 2021 and is valid from 01.01.2021. The new code list can be found in the TRSF.
Turn of the year 2020
“Transferfile 2020
Changes as of 01.01.2020
- New conditional mandatory field [6790] “Diameter of aneurysm in mm” in level A2 (procedure part). The field is only to be completed if the field [220] “Leading vascular pathology” has been completed with code 2 “Aneurysm verum”.
- When recording the creatinine value, you can now choose between recording in μmol/l or mg/dl. The default is set to μmol/l. GFR and KDOQI classification are then calculated automatically when saving.
Changes during the year 2019
Changes regarding SwissVasc (03.10.2019):
- Field 239 “Any date of death” has been renamed “Date of death”.
- New check: If field 1470 “Residence after leaving” was filled in with 77 “deceased”, then field 239 “Date of death” must be filled in.
- The new field 1800 “General Consent” has been inserted with the codes [1] signed, [2] denied and [9] unknown. It is set to 1 by default.
- Field 423 “Was a vascular reconstruction performed?” has been renamed “Was the index procedure a vascular reconstruction?”
- The structural data has been made available to all SwissVasc hospitals. These can be created under the menu item “Master data” –> “Structural data”.
Changes regarding SwissVasc (23.07.2019):
- The field [3445 219] “treated vessel segment” must be filled in if the field [3438 212] “leading technical approach” was filled in with 1 (open surgery) or 2 (endovascular).
Changes regarding SwissVasc (19.03.2019):
- The field [71] “Patient was informed about this statistic” was expanded to include code 3 “Refusal”.
- The field [431] “Postoperative complications SwissVasc (2018)” was expanded to include code 300 “Other complications”.
- The new calculated field [4635] “Time difference between stroke and date of index surgery (calculated)” has been added under the heading [4768] “1 Follow Up after 30 days”.
- The new optional field [4636] “Reason why no follow-up should be recorded” has been added under the heading [4767] “Hospital discharge”.
- The codes in field [234] “Nicotine / smoking” were formulated in a gender-equitable way.
Changes concerning shunt surgery:
- New field 1214 “Is shunt surgery a case? (calculated)” was introduced. When opening several SwissVasc procedure parts, the same number of (empty) shunt procedure parts were opened for which the checks did not work correctly. This is fixed by the new field.
Turn of the year 2019
Transferfile 2019
- Field 712 “Date of death only approximately known” has been removed, including the selection options. Instead, the new field 782 “Date of death only approximately known” with a checkbox has been added.
- The fields 1211 “Last date known alive” and 1212 “Date of death” are also displayed with the case details. These are merely “copy fields” which are displayed for better information when the case is opened.
- The group “30 days FollowUp” has been renamed “1 Follow Up after 30 days”.
- New conditional-mandatory field 1481 “Extent of disability according to the modified Rankin Score”; level A0 (clinic section). The field will not be included retrospectively for questionnaires prior to 2019. For details see TRSF (transfer file).
- New codes for field 431 “Postoperative complications SwissVasc (2018)”:
- 68 – Postoperative bleeding with surgical revision
- 135 – Respiratory insufficiency with intubation
- 222 – Peripheral sensory nerve lesion
- 232 – TIA (transient ischemic attack)
Changes concerning shunt surgery:
- The name of field 224 “Material used” has been changed to “Material/graft/devices used”. The field number remains the same.
2018 annual adjustment
Transferfile 2018
Code change in the field “[4866 431] Postoperative complications SwissVasc (2018)” as of 07.09.2018:
Old codes:
- Code 70: Local wound infection / superficial wound edge necrosis (with therapeutic measure, incl. antibiotics)
- Code 70: Bleeding shock
New codes:
- Code 70: Local wound infection / superficial wound edge necrosis (with therapeutic measure, incl. antibiotics)
- Code 65: Bleeding shock
Changes to the questionnaire as of 01.07.2018:
- Field no. 431 “Postoperative complications SwissVasc (2018)”: Additional code [70] “Bleeding shock” has been added
- Field no. 1469 “Type of discharge”: Code [11] “Transfer to another hospital” has been removed and is no longer permitted with immediate effect
Note: Please note the updated TRSF (transfer file) for the SwissVasc 2.0 project
Changes to the questionnaire as of 19.02.2018:
All field names, master data, wrapper names and templates have been translated into French (with many thanks to Dr. Danzer).
Changes to the questionnaire as of 1.1.2018:
- Shifting the follow-up from level A2 to level A0
- Acknowledgement matrix refined
- Embedding extended SGG-OP code
Further changes in detail:
- Field no. 42 “Stay after leaving” has been deleted
- Field no. 71 “Patient was informed about this statistic” became a mandatory field
- Field no. 338 “Collect risk factors?” was newly introduced
- Field no. 44 “Type of exit” with the master data:
- [1] Cured (expected result achieved)
- [2] improved
- [3] not improved / unchanged
- [4] deteriorated
- [5] not assessable
- [6] Exitus intraoperative
- [7] Exitus postoperative
- [8] Exitus unrelated to surgery
- [9] Exitus after discharge/transfer (up to 30 days after surgery)
- [10] Transfer to another hospital was added to the field with field no. 1469 “Type of discharge” with the master data:
- [10] cured (expected result achieved)
- [11] Transfer to another hospital
- [12] improved
- [13] not improved / unchanged
- [14] deteriorated
- [90] not assessable
- Field no. 239 “Date of death” has been moved from heading [66] “Dismissal / resignation” to the separate heading [4856 ] “Death details” and is now an optional field.
- Field no. 3635 “Last date alive” was introduced in the section [4856 ] “Death details”.
- The section [4862] “Outcome parameters at hospital discharge” was added together with the fields with field no. 113 “Collect further outcome parameters at hospital discharge? (2018)” and field no. 1478 “Should a 30-day follow-up for the index intervention be recorded?” have been added.
- The section [4768 ] “30-day follow-up” has been added together with the following fields:
- Field no. 1431 “Index operation: SGG OP code”
- Field no. 1473 “Index operation: OP date”
- Field no. 1434 “Number of days after index operation (calculated)”
- Field no. 1433 “Date of follow-up”
- Field no. 1435 “Is the patient deceased?”
- Field no. 1437 “Has the patient suffered a stroke?”
- Field no. 992 “Date of stroke”
- Field no. 1439 “Stroke during carotid interventions”
- Field no. 978 “Has the patient suffered a myocardial infarction since the index procedure?”
- Field no. 995 “Date of myocardial infarction”
- Field no. 423 “Was a vascular reconstruction performed? (2018)”
- Field no. 1479 “Should a later follow-up be recorded for the index intervention?”
- The following new fields have been introduced in the operation statistics:
- Field no. 356 “Start of operation”
- Field no. 104 “Operation type”
- Field no. 101 “Complications as reason for surgery?”
- Field no. 102 “Code of the previous operation causing the complication”
- The following changes were made in the intervention section:
- Field no. 1467 “This operation counts as an index operation” has been added
- Field no. 2895 “SGG-OP-Code (calculated)” became field no. 2895 “SGG-OP-Code (calculated/not modifiable) (2018)”
- Field no. 2894 “SGG-OP-Code (manual entry)” became field no. 2894 “SGG-OP-Code (manual correction/precision) (2018)”
- Field no. 843 “Additional surgical code (calculated)” became field no. 635 “Procedures outside the SGG surgical code (calculated/not modifiable) (2018)”
- Field no. 842 “Additional surgical code (manual)” became field no. 634 “Procedures outside the SGG surgical code (manual correction/precision) (2018)”
- The section [3606] “Postoperative FollowUp” has been removed, as the section [4768] “30-Day Follow Up” allows for more detailed documentation.
2017 annual adjustment
Transferfile 2017
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