| Service |
Number of cases |
OPS key |
Info |
| Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy |
446
|
1-620 |
|
| Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography |
346
|
1-710 |
|
| Analysis of the amount of carbon monoxide taken in and given off by the lungs |
306
|
1-711 |
|
| Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the respiratory tract by endoscopy |
251
|
1-430 |
|
| Examination of the bronchi by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle |
236
|
1-843 |
|
| Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of lymph nodes, spleen or thymus gland through the skin, guided by imaging procedures such as ultrasound |
205
|
1-426 |
|
| 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 |
144
|
8-930 |
|
| Measurement of the reaction of the respiratory tract to a stimulus |
122
|
1-714 |
|
| Use of a staple suturing device and other suturing systems |
85
|
5-98c |
|
| Surgical removal of the pleura |
81
|
5-344 |
|
| Division of adhesions between the lungs and chest wall - lysis of adhesions |
47
|
5-333 |
|
