Illness	Number of cases
Sleep disorders - Primary central sleep apnea (G47.31)	617
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.1)	333
Neoplasm of uncertain or unknown behaviour of middle ear and respiratory and intrathoracic organs - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of trachea bronchus and lung (D38.1)	182
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.10)	114
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.3)	109
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.11)	88
Other respiratory disorders - Other disorders of lung (J98.4)	83
Pneumonia organism unspecified - Other pneumonia unspecified organism (J18.8)	68
Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.80)	53
Viral pneumonia not elsewhere classified (J12.8)	50

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography (1-710)	1.347
Investigation of the of the brain, heart, and muscle activity, and respiration during sleep (1-790)	1.286
Examination of the bronchi by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle (1-843)	808
Analysis of the amount of carbon monoxide taken in and given off by the lungs (1-711)	693
Ultrasound of the lungs with access through the respiratory tract (3-05f)	596
(9-984.7)	464
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.00)	427
Intensive care monitoring of respiration, the heart and the circulation without measurement of the pressure in the pulmonary artery and in the right atrium of the heart (8-930)	382
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of lymph nodes, spleen or thymus gland with a needle through the skin (1-425.3)	350
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.1x)	345

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Department key

Department key: 0800

Type of specialist department

Main Department

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Services

Quality

External comparative quality assurance

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External quality assurance according to state law
No participation

External quality assurance according to the DMP

Koronare Herzkrankheit (KHK)

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
25	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*
13	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
13	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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Research & teaching

Job	Explanation
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities
Doctoral supervision

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB01	Nurse and health care worker (m/f)
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)
HB06	Occupational therapist (m/f)
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)	Ausbildung im Ausbildungsverbund mit der Augusta-Krankenanstalt Bochum
HB15	Anaesthesia technical assistant (m/f)	Ausbildung im Ausbildungsverbund mit der Augusta-Krankenanstalt Bochum
HB17	Auxiliary nurse (m/f)	in Kooperation mit dem Kirchlichen Gesundheitszentrum für Gesundheitsberufe in Gelsenkirchen
HB19	Nursing professionals