NRS-20959 | Register of surgical operations [Bankstown Hospital]

Public hospitals and other health institutions were required to maintain a Register of Surgical Operations. (1) This series contains registers of operations carried out at Bankstown Hospital.The information recorded in these registers varies slightly over time, but typically includes the following: date of the operation; designated theatre; serial number; patient name, age and medical record number; ward; anaesthetic; anaesthetist; theatre sister in attendance; nature of the surgical procedure; total time; surgeon's name; assistants present, and remarks.The final volume appears to relate only to the accident and emergency wards. It is ruled-off on 27 September 1996 with the words "New Hospital". Bankstown-Lidcombe's new hospital, which consolidated services at Bankstown, became operational in October 1996. (2)Endnote1. As at November 2016, the applicable Policy Directive mandating Registers of Surgical Operations was PD2014-049 of 17 December 2014. NSW Health, http://www0.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/pd/2014/pdf/PD2014_049.pdf (accessed 16 November 2016).2. South Western Sydney Area Health Service, Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 1997, pp.16, 34.