Illness	Number of cases
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.1)	525
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.3)	274
Sleep disorders - Primary central sleep apnea (G47.31)	229
Unspecified acute lower respiratory infection (J22)	156
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.10)	156
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)	142
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.00)	125
Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.80)	116
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.11)	82
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.0)	79

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography (1-710)	2.420
Analysis of the amount of carbon monoxide taken in and given off by the lungs (1-711)	2.251
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.00)	1.042
Examination of the bronchi by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle (1-843)	854
(9-984.7)	542
Investigation of the activity of the heart and lungs during sleep (1-791)	502
Patient education (9-500.0)	478
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.10)	416
Ultrasound of the lungs with access through the respiratory tract (3-05f)	383
Investigation of the of the brain, heart, and muscle activity, and respiration during sleep (1-790)	369

Further information about the department

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

External quality assurance according to the DMP

Chronische obstruktive Lungenerkrankung (COPD)

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
86	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*
78	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
76	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
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities	Prof. Dr. R. Krämer, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein Lübeck Priv.-Doz. Dr. F. Kutscha-Lissberg, Universität Bochum Priv.-Doz. Dr. J. Stattaus, Universität Essen Priv.-Doz. Dr. C. Brenke, Universität Bochum Priv.-Doz. Dr. M. Utech, Uniklinik Münster
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities	LeAf Trauma
Participation in multi-centre Phase I/II studies	Plasma on chronic wounds for epidermal Regeneration (POWER)

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB01	Nurse and health care worker (m/f)
HB02	Health and paediatric nurse (m/f)
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)
HB19	Nursing professionals
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)
HB15	Anaesthesia technical assistant (m/f)