Illness	Number of cases
Sleep disorders - Primary central sleep apnea (G47.31)	483
Mental and behavioural disorders due to use of alcohol (F10.2)	259
Essential primary hypertension (I10.91)	66
Left ventricular failure unspecified (I50.14)	57
Volume depletion (E86)	54
Heart failure (I50.01)	50
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.11)	41
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.10)	40
Diarrhoea and gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin (A09.9)	38
Type 2 diabetes mellitus without complications (E11.91)	36

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography (1-710)	1.899
Investigation of the of the brain, heart, and muscle activity, and respiration during sleep (1-790)	902
Examination of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum by endoscopy (1-632.0)	445
(9-984.7)	294
(9-984.8)	282
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the upper digestive tract, biliary tract or the pancreas by endoscopy (1-440.9)	211
Installation and adjustment of a mechanical ventilator for treatment of respiratory disorders during sleep (8-717.1)	200
Installation and adjustment of a mechanical ventilator for treatment of respiratory disorders during sleep (8-717.0)	196
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.00)	194
Computed tomography of the chest with contrast medium (3-222)	191

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Out-patient accident insurance doctor approval

In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Department key

Department key: 0100

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

Diabetes mellitus Typ 2

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
28	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*
20	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
8	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
Lectureships / teaching posts at colleges and universities	Prof. Dr. Christiane Szliska: Universität Bochum; PD Prof. hon. Dr. Stephan El Gammal: Universität Bochum
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities	Strukturierte Facharztweiterbildung