Illness	Number of cases
Other disorders of nose and nasal sinuses - Deviated nasal septum (J34.2)	130
Peritonsillar abscess (J36)	130
Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids (J35.0)	97
Haemorrhage from respiratory passages - Epistaxis (R04.0)	62
Chronic sinusitis - Chronic pansinusitis (J32.4)	49
Benign neoplasm of major salivary glands - Benign neoplasm of parotid gland (D11.0)	36
Haemorrhage from respiratory passages - Hemorrhage from throat (R04.1)	35
Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx - Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of oropharynx (C10.8)	32
Malignant neoplasm of larynx - Malignant neoplasm of glottis (C32.0)	24
Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids - Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids (J35.3)	20

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Examination of the larynx by endoscopy (1-610.1)	1.512
Examination of the nose by endoscopy (1-612)	1.233
Examination of the pharynx by endoscopy (1-611.1)	1.023
Special microscope, for example, used to show the back of the eye (retina) (3-301.x)	907
Other treatment by irrigation or lavage (8-179.x)	343
Surgical removal or reconstruction of the nasal septum (5-214.6)	179
Operation on the inferior nasal concha (5-215.4)	176
Examination of the oesophagus by endoscopy (1-630.1)	170
Exchange or removal of the absorbent pack used to stop bleeding (tamponade) (8-506)	169
Operation on the inferior nasal concha (5-215.00)	148

Further information about the department

Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Department key

Department key: 2690

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

Bezeichnung
Teilnahme externe Qualitätssicherung	0

External quality assurance according to the DMP

Chronische Herzinsuffizienz

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
68	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*
55	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
55	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”

Accessibility

Accessibility information

General information

Research & teaching

Job	Explanation
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities
Doctoral supervision

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB18	Emergency paramedics (m/f) (training period 3 years)	Praktikum möglich
HB15	Anaesthesia technical assistant (m/f)
HB19	Nursing professionals
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)
HB17	Auxiliary nurse (m/f)
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)	Praktikum möglich