Illness	Number of cases
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.1)	78
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.3)	56
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)	44
Pyothorax without fistula (J86.9)	19
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.0)	17
Pleural effusion not elsewhere classified (J90)	16
Other interstitial pulmonary diseases (J84.1)	15
Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs (C78.0)	13
Malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung (C34.8)	12
Secondary malignant neoplasm of respiratory and digestive organs - Secondary malignant neoplasm of pleura (C78.2)	11

Top 10 treatments

Treatment	Number
Examination of the trachea and the bronchi by endoscopy (1-620)	446
Measurement of lung function in an airtight cabin - whole body plethysmography (1-710)	346
Analysis of the amount of carbon monoxide taken in and given off by the lungs (1-711)	306
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of the respiratory tract by endoscopy (1-430)	251
Examination of the bronchi by taking a sample of fluid or tissue with a needle (1-843)	236
Taking a tissue sample (biopsy) of lymph nodes, spleen or thymus gland through the skin, guided by imaging procedures such as ultrasound (1-426)	205
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)	144
Measurement of the reaction of the respiratory tract to a stimulus (1-714)	122
Use of a staple suturing device and other suturing systems (5-98c)	85
Surgical removal of the pleura (5-344)	81

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In-patient Employers’ Liability Insurance Association approval

Yes

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Department key: 1400 , 1520

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Main Department

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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
12	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*
12	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
12	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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