Illness	Number of cases
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.10)	181
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.11)	91
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.12)	59
Respiratory failure not elsewhere classified - Chronic respiratory failure with hypoxia (J96.11)	59
Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.80)	51
Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.82)	47
Other chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (J44.81)	43
Respiratory failure not elsewhere classified - Chronic respiratory failure unspecified whether with hypoxia or hypercapnia (J96.10)	43
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.00)	40
Respiratory failure not elsewhere classified - Acute respiratory failure with hypoxia (J96.01)	40

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Investigation of the of the brain, heart, and muscle activity, and respiration during sleep (1-790)	1.404
Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography (1-710)	1.131
Six-minute walk test (as described by Guyatt) (1-715)	943
Analysis of the amount of carbon monoxide taken in and given off by the lungs (1-711)	865
Examination of the bronchi by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle (1-843)	661
Installation and adjustment of a mechanical ventilator for home use (8-716.10)	487
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.00)	484
Function-orientated physical exercises and uses (8-561.1)	360
Patient education (9-500.0)	321
Installation and adjustment of a mechanical ventilator for treatment of respiratory disorders during sleep (8-717.0)	313

Further information about the department

Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Department key

Department key: 0100

Type of specialist department

Main Department

Hospital information and services for all specialist departments

Services

Quality

External comparative quality assurance

Further information

External quality assurance according to state law
No participation

External quality assurance according to the DMP

Asthma bronchiale

Implementation of resolutions of the Federal Joint Committee on quality assurance (G-BA)

No.	Explanation
CQ27	Ventile und Emphysem Board zusammen mit Südharzklinikum Nordhausen, Abteilung Thoraxchirurgie. Tumorboard, interstitielle Lungenerkrankungen (Fibrosen etc.)

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*
16	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
16	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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Accessibility information

General information

Research & teaching

Job	Explanation
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities	Herr Prof. Dr. med. Gerhard Laier-Groeneveld
Doctoral supervision