Illness	Number of cases
Sleep disorders - Primary central sleep apnea (G47.31)	558
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.00)	118
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.01)	70
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.10)	66
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.11)	60
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.1)	59
Pneumonia organism unspecified - Lobar pneumonia unspecified organism (J18.1)	59
Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection (J22)	52
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.12)	44
Pneumonia organism unspecified - Bronchopneumonia unspecified organism (J18.0)	38

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Investigation of the of the brain, heart, and muscle activity, and respiration during sleep (1-790)	860
Analysis of the amount of carbon monoxide taken in and given off by the lungs (1-711)	856
Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography (1-710)	835
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.00)	589
Installation and adjustment of a mechanical ventilator for treatment of respiratory disorders during sleep (8-717.0)	284
(1-620.30)	249
Examination of the bronchi by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle (1-843)	145
Installation and adjustment of a mechanical ventilator for treatment of respiratory disorders during sleep (8-717.1)	145
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.01)	103
Use of a face, nasal, or laryngeal mask for mechanical ventilation (8-706)	88

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Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Department key

Department key: 0800

Type of specialist department

Main Department

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Services

Quality

External comparative quality assurance

Further information

External quality assurance according to state law
No participation

Quality of participation in the Disease Management Programme (DMP)
No participation

Implementation of resolutions of the Federal Joint Committee on quality assurance (G-BA)
No participation

Further training
pursuant to Article 136b, para. 1, sentence 1, no. 1 of the SGB

Number	Group
76	Medical specialists (m/f) , psychological psychotherapists (m/f) and child and adolescent psychotherapists (m/f) who are subject to the obligation to undergo further training*
70	Number of medical specialists (m/f) from no. 1 who have completed a five-year period of further training and are therefore subject to the obligation to provide evidence
67	Number of those persons from no. 2 who have provided proof of further training according to Article 3 of the G-BA regulations

* according to the “Provisions of the Joint Federal Committee for the Further Training of Medical Specialists (m/f), Psychological Psychotherapists (m/f) and Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists (m/f) in Hospitals”

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General information

Research & teaching

Job	Explanation
Editors of scientific journals/textbooks	Dr. T. Sellmann, Herausgeber des Special issue „Kardiopulmonale Reanimation“ des Journal of Clinical Medicine, MDPI Verlag, Schweiz. Dr. H. Krentel, Guest Editor bei Journal of Clinical Medicine
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)	PJ-Beauftragter: Prof. Dr. A. Sagir, 10 - 15 Studenten pro Jahr
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities	Prof. Dr. A. Sagir, Univ. Düsseldorf / Prof. Dr. D. Simon, Univ. Düsseldorf / Prof. Dr. S. Schimmack, Univ. Heidelberg / Dr. T. Sellmann, Univ. Witten Herdecke / Dr. H. Krentel, Univ. Oldenburg
Participation in multi-centre Phase I/II studies	siehe zertifizierte Zentren
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies	Prof. Dr. med. S. Schimmack

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB19	Nursing professionals
HB15	Anaesthesia technical assistant (m/f)
HB20	Nursing professional B. Sc.
HB01	Nurse and health care worker (m/f)
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)