Illness	Number of cases
Peritonsillar abscess (J36)	155
Haemorrhage from respiratory passages - Epistaxis (R04.0)	116
Chronic sinusitis - Other chronic sinusitis (J32.8)	97
Other disorders of nose and nasal sinuses - Deviated nasal septum (J34.2)	88
Acute tonsillitis (J03.9)	76
Sleep disorders - Primary central sleep apnea (G47.31)	73
Other hearing loss (H91.2)	69
Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids (J35.0)	67
Diseases of vocal cords and larynx not elsewhere classified - Edema of larynx (J38.4)	62
Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids - Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids (J35.3)	59

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Measurement of hearing - audiometry (1-242)	514
Examination of the oesophagus and the stomach by endoscopy (1-631.0)	474
Operation on the inferior nasal concha (5-215.00)	384
Operation using aids for optical magnification, e.g. magnifying spectacles, operating microscope (5-984)	328
Exchange or removal of the absorbent pack used to stop bleeding (tamponade) (8-506)	251
Surgical removal or reconstruction of the nasal septum (5-214.70)	238
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the mouth or oral cavity without surgical incision (1-420.1)	222
Operation on the inferior nasal concha (5-215.4)	217
Revision operations (5-983)	203
Treatment of a nose bleed by packing with absorbent material (tamponade) (8-500)	203

Further information about the department

Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

Yes

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Yes

Department key

Department key: 2600 , 0105 , 0107 , 0108 , 0114 , 0150 , 0510 , 1005 , 1014 , 1028 , 1519 , 1536 , 3305 , 3350 , 3618 , 3626 , 3752 , 3753

Type of specialist department

Main Department

Hospital information and services for all specialist departments

Services

Quality

External comparative quality assurance

Further information

External quality assurance according to state law
No participation

External quality assurance according to the DMP

Chronische obstruktive Lungenerkrankung (COPD)

Teilnahme an sonstigen Verfahren der externen vergleichenden Qualitätssicherung

Implementation of resolutions of the Federal Joint Committee on quality assurance (G-BA)

No.	Explanation
CQ01
CQ02
CQ03
CQ25
CQ27
CQ31

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

Number	Group
271	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*
40	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
36	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”

Accessibility

Accessibility information

General information

Research & teaching

Job	Explanation
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities	Peter L. Reichertz Institut für Medizinische Informatik (PLRI) Institut für Industriebau und konstruktives Entwerfen (IIKE)
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies
Initiation and management of uni-centric/multi-centric clinical/scientific studies
Editors of scientific journals/textbooks
Doctoral supervision

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB02	Health and paediatric nurse (m/f)
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)	In Kooperation mit der Medizinischen Hochschule Hannover und dem Friederikenstift Hannover.
HB01	Nurse and health care worker (m/f)
HB18	Emergency paramedics (m/f) (training period 3 years)
HB19	Nursing professionals
HB20	Nursing professional B. Sc.	Der duale Studiengang "Angewandte Pflegewissenschaft im Praxisverbund" wird angeboten
HB15	Anaesthesia technical assistant (m/f)