Illness	Number of cases
Other disorders of nose and nasal sinuses - Deviated nasal septum (J34.2)	195
Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids - Hypertrophy of tonsils with hypertrophy of adenoids (J35.3)	139
Chronic sinusitis - Chronic pansinusitis (J32.4)	117
Chronic diseases of tonsils and adenoids (J35.0)	88
Haemorrhage from respiratory passages - Epistaxis (R04.0)	72
Peritonsillar abscess (J36)	66
Disorders of vestibular function (H81.2)	63
Diseases of vocal cords and larynx not elsewhere classified - Edema of larynx (J38.4)	61
Acute tonsillitis (J03.9)	52
Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx - Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of oropharynx (C10.8)	40

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
(1-611.00)	552
Examination of the oesophagus by endoscopy (1-630.1)	536
Examination of the larynx by endoscopy (1-610.0)	528
Operation on the inferior nasal concha (5-215.00)	303
Operation on the inferior nasal concha (5-215.4)	297
Measurement of hearing - audiometry (1-242)	266
Operation using aids for optical magnification, e.g. magnifying spectacles, operating microscope (5-984)	250
Examination of the larynx by endoscopy (1-610.2)	224
Operation using lasers (5-985.1)	204
Surgical removal or reconstruction of the nasal septum (5-214.6)	160

Further information about the department

Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

Yes

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Yes

Department key

Department key: 2600

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

Koronare Herzkrankheit (KHK)

Teilnahme an sonstigen Verfahren der externen vergleichenden Qualitätssicherung

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

No.	Explanation
CQ07
CQ01

Further training
pursuant to Article 136b, para. 1, sentence 1, no. 1 of the SGB

Number	Group
103	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*
71	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
71	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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General information

Research & teaching

Job	Explanation
Editors of scientific journals/textbooks	z.B. Lehrbuch Klinische Radiologie Fakten, 08. Auflage, Pickuth, Dirk; Strahlentherapie, 02. Auflage, Wannemacher, Wenz, Debus, Pickuth, Dirk; "HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVES - The Essentials for Excellence in Leadership and Management", Pickuth, Dirk; Taschenbuch Onkologie, Co Autor Metzger, Ralf
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities	Universität des Saarlandes, Texas Tech University, University Medical Center and Southwest Cancer Treatment Center, Lubbock, Texas, USA; Universität zu Köln; Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster;Semmelweis-Universität Budapest; University of London, Universität Heidelberg
Initiation and management of uni-centric/multi-centric clinical/scientific studies
Lectureships / teaching posts at universities of applied sciences	HTW - Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft des Saarlandes, HFH (Hamburger Fernhochschule)
Participation in multi-centre phase III/IV studies	u.a. HypoSIB-Studie (MammaCa), HD-Studien (Hodgkins-Desease/Lymphome), Mukositis-Studie
Doctoral supervision
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)	Vorlesungen, u.a. auch Beteiligung an der Ausbildung von Medizinphysik-Studenten (Master/Bachelor)