Illness	Number of cases
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.1)	57
Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs - Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleura (C78.2)	50
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.3)	45
Pyothorax without fistula (J86.9)	40
Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs (C78.0)	38
Pleural effusion not elsewhere classified (J90)	27
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)	20
3 Pneumothorax (J93.8)	14
3 Pneumothorax (J93.1)	10
Benign neoplasm of middle ear and respiratory system (D14.3)	8

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Insertion or exchange of a tube (catheter) in a large vein (8-831.0)	214
Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography (1-710)	213
Pain control by injecting an anaesthetic around a nerve root or nerve close to the spine (8-914.11)	205
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.0x)	153
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)	136
Analysis of the amount of carbon monoxide taken in and given off by the lungs (1-711)	134
Treatment on the intensive care unit (basic procedures) (8-980.0)	133
Examination of the bronchi by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle (1-843)	114
(5-98c.1)	73
(5-98c.0)	72

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Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Department key

Department key: 2000

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
16	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*
12	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
12	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
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities
Doctoral supervision
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities
Participation in multi-centre Phase I/II studies
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)	Praktikum möglich
HB19	Nursing professionals	Praktikum möglich
HB18	Emergency paramedics (m/f) (training period 3 years)	Praktikum möglich, Absolvieren Einsätze
HB16	Dietician (m/f)	Praktikum möglich