Illness	Number of cases
Bacterial pneumonia not elsewhere classified - Unspecified bacterial pneumonia (J15.9)	146
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)	82
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.8)	80
Viral pneumonia not elsewhere classified (J12.8)	40
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.1)	39
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.00)	38
Acute bronchitis - Acute bronchitis unspecified (J20.9)	34
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.01)	28
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.10)	27
Acute upper respiratory infections of multiple and unspecified sites - Acute upper respiratory infection unspecified (J06.9)	24

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography (1-710)	538
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.00)	444
Analysis of the amount of carbon monoxide taken in and given off by the lungs (1-711)	345
Computed tomography (CT) of the chest without contrast medium (3-202)	190
Computed tomography of the chest with contrast medium (3-222)	179
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the respiratory tract by endoscopy (1-430.20)	159
(8-98g.11)	91
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the respiratory tract by endoscopy (1-430.10)	84
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.01)	82
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the head with contrast medium (3-820)	75

Further information about the department

Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Department key

Department key: 0108

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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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)