Illness	Number of cases
Influenza due to other identified influenza virus with other respiratory manifestations (J10.1)	552
Sleep disorders - Primary central sleep apnea (G47.31)	462
Other respiratory disorders - Other disorders of lung (J98.4)	327
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.10)	292
Respiratory failure not elsewhere classified - Chronic respiratory failure with hypoxia (J96.11)	229
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.1)	163
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.11)	157
Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.80)	134
Other interstitial pulmonary diseases (J84.1)	128
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)	127

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography (1-710)	4.765
Analysis of the amount of carbon monoxide taken in and given off by the lungs (1-711)	2.938
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.00)	1.480
Examination of the bronchi by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle (1-843)	1.480
Installation and adjustment of a mechanical ventilator for home use (8-716.10)	1.002
Computed tomography of the chest with contrast medium (3-222)	994
Ultrasound of the lungs with access through the respiratory tract (3-05f)	969
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of lymph nodes, spleen or thymus gland through the skin, guided by imaging procedures such as ultrasound (1-426.3)	923
Investigation of the of the brain, heart, and muscle activity, and respiration during sleep (1-790)	904
Use of a face, nasal, or laryngeal mask for mechanical ventilation (8-706)	877

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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

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
10	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*
5	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
5	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	Eng mit dem Krankenhaus verbunden ist das Wissenschaftliche Institut Bethanien für Pneumologie e.V., in dem klinische Forschung in den Bereichen Lungenfunktionsdiagnostik, Onkologie, Schlaf- und Beatmungsmedizin sowie Versorgungsforschung betrieben wird.
Editors of scientific journals/textbooks
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities
Doctoral supervision
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB17	Auxiliary nurse (m/f)
HB01	Nurse and health care worker (m/f)	Ausbildungsstätten sind die Pflegeakademie der Diakonie Bethanien und die Evangelische Krankenhaus Mettmann GmbH – Staatlich anerkannte Krankenpflegeschule.
HB19	Nursing professionals