Illness	Number of cases
Sleep disorders - Primary central sleep apnea (G47.31)	477
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.1)	214
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.3)	138
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute lower respiratory infection (J44.00)	113
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.8)	106
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with acute exacerbation (J44.10)	95
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.0)	91
Respiratory failure not elsewhere classified - Chronic respiratory failure with hypoxia (J96.11)	87
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)	79
Pneumonia organism unspecified - Other pneumonia unspecified organism (J18.8)	73

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography (1-710)	2.059
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620.00)	1.090
Investigation of the of the brain, heart, and muscle activity, and respiration during sleep (1-790)	892
Analysis of the amount of carbon monoxide taken in and given off by the lungs (1-711)	792
Examination of the bronchi by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle (1-843)	709
Treatment procedure to maintain and encourage practical everyday and social skills - psychosocial intervention (9-401.22)	496
Computer-assisted analysis of the images with 3D-analysis (3-990)	466
Use of a face, nasal, or laryngeal mask for mechanical ventilation (8-706)	412
Installation and adjustment of a mechanical ventilator for treatment of respiratory disorders during sleep (8-717.1)	410
Computed tomography of the chest with contrast medium (3-222)	383

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Department key

Department key: 0800

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

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
86	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*
77	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
77	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
Lectureships / teaching posts at universities of applied sciences
Student training (clinical traineeship / internship year)
Project-related cooperation with colleges and universities
Doctoral supervision

Training

No.	Training in other healing professions	Comment
HB01	Nurse and health care worker (m/f)
HB07	Surgical technical assistant (m/f)
HB19	Nursing professionals
HB20	Nursing professional B. Sc.
HB15	Anaesthesia technical assistant (m/f)
HB03	Physical therapist / physiotherapist (m/f)