Illness	Number of cases
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.1)	41
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.3)	18
Pyothorax without fistula (J86.9)	18
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.0)	13
Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs (C78.0)	13
Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs - Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleura (C78.2)	13
Injury of other and unspecified intrathoracic organs (S27.1)	8
Sarcoidosis - Sarcoidosis of lymph nodes (D86.1)	7
3 Pneumothorax (J93.1)	7
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.8)	6

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography (1-710)	446
Analysis of the amount of carbon monoxide taken in and given off by the lungs (1-711)	412
Intensive care monitoring of respiration, the heart and the circulation without measurement of the pressure in the pulmonary artery and in the right atrium of the heart (8-930)	110
Measurement of the reaction of the respiratory tract to a stimulus (1-714)	106
Computed tomography of the chest with contrast medium (3-222)	64
(5-98c.0)	51
(5-98c.1)	50
Measurement of the composition of respired air at rest and on physical exercise (1-712)	40
Insertion of a small tube (cannula) or catheter into the space between the lungs and ribs for the drainage of fluid (8-144.1)	23
Other operations on the chest (5-349.6)	22

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Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Yes

Department key

Department key: 1400 , 1520

Type of specialist department

Main Department

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Services

Quality

External comparative quality assurance

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External quality assurance according to state law
No participation

Quality of participation in the Disease Management Programme (DMP)
No participation

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
15	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*
15	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
15	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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