Illness	Number of cases
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.1)	93
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.3)	62
Attention to artificial openings - Encounter for attention to tracheostomy (Z43.0)	52
Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs (C78.0)	40
Pyothorax without fistula (J86.9)	31
Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs - Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleura (C78.2)	28
Pleural effusion not elsewhere classified (J90)	28
Other respiratory disorders - Other disorders of lung (J98.4)	18
Benign neoplasm of middle ear and respiratory system (D14.3)	13
3 Pneumothorax (J93.8)	13

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.00)	724
Examination of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum by endoscopy (1-632.0)	363
Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography (1-710)	345
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the upper digestive tract, biliary tract or the pancreas by endoscopy (1-440.a)	315
Analysis of the amount of carbon monoxide taken in and given off by the lungs (1-711)	306
Examination of the bronchi by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle (1-843)	209
Other operations on blood vessels (5-399.5)	178
(5-98c.1)	178
Examination of the large intestine by endoscopy - colonoscopy (1-650.2)	137
Insertion of a small tube (cannula) or catheter into the space between the lungs and ribs for the drainage of fluid (8-144.0)	108

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Department key

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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

Teilnahme an sonstigen Verfahren der externen vergleichenden Qualitätssicherung

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
71	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*
14	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
14	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
Initiation and management of uni-centric/multi-centric clinical/scientific studies
Editors of scientific journals/textbooks
Doctoral supervision
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)	Famulaturen
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies