Illness	Number of cases
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.1)	77
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.3)	53
Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs (C78.0)	52
Pleural effusion not elsewhere classified (J90)	44
Attention to artificial openings - Encounter for attention to tracheostomy (Z43.0)	39
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)	24
Pyothorax without fistula (J86.9)	24
Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs - Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleura (C78.2)	19
Enlarged lymph nodes - Localized enlarged lymph nodes (R59.0)	13
Fracture of ribs sternum and thoracic spine (S22.44)	11

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.00)	731
Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography (1-710)	495
Examination of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum by endoscopy (1-632.0)	439
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the upper digestive tract, biliary tract or the pancreas by endoscopy (1-440.a)	357
Analysis of the amount of carbon monoxide taken in and given off by the lungs (1-711)	216
Other operations on blood vessels (5-399.5)	171
Examination of the large intestine by endoscopy - colonoscopy (1-650.2)	165
Examination of the bronchi by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle (1-843)	152
(5-98c.1)	151
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.01)	111

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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

External quality assurance according to the DMP

Chronische obstruktive Lungenerkrankung (COPD)

Teilnahme an sonstigen Verfahren der externen vergleichenden Qualitätssicherung

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
61	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*
50	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
50	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
Editors of scientific journals/textbooks
Doctoral supervision
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)	Famulaturen
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies