Apgar score 7, or less, at 5 minutes weight less than 2000 gm Evidence of respiratory distress Persistent hypothermia Neonatal hypoglycaemia Major congenital anomaly Reference: Obstetric Services in NSW, Part 2, Country Regions, Report of the Maternal and Perinatal Committee, 1983, NSW Health Department APPENDIX IV from the Third Edition of the Guide to the Role Delineation of Health Services INDICATIVE LIST OF SURGICAL PROCEDURES GENERAL SURGERY MINOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES MAJOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES Excision of skin lesion Thyroidectomy Excision of subcutaneous tumour Vascular graft Drainage of abscess Cholecystectomy Toe-nail surgery resection Mastectomy Exploratory laparotomy COMMON AND INTERMEDIATE COMPLEX MAJOR SURGICAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES PROCEDURES Appendicectomy Abdomino-perineal resection Varicose vein surgery Anterior resection Herniorrhaphy Oesophagectomy Haemorrhoidectomy Aortic surgery Excision of breast lump Pancreatic resection Neck dissection Note: The procedures listed are indicative of the complexity of surgical activity in each category. The actual range of procedures which may be performed by individual practitioners appointed to a general or subspecialty surgical service of a given level will be determined through the credentialing process at which clinical privileges are granted. Acknowledgment is given to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons for assistance with the indicative list of surgical procedures.
Apgar score 7, or less, at 5 minutes weight less than 2000 gm Evidence of respiratory distress Persistent hypothermia Neonatal hypoglycaemia Major congenital anomaly Reference: Obstetric Services in NSW, Part 2, Country Regions, Report of the Maternal and Perinatal Committee, 1983, NSW Health Department APPENDIX IV from the Third Edition of the Guide to the Role Delineation of Health Services INDICATIVE LIST OF SURGICAL PROCEDURES GENERAL SURGERY MINOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES MAJOR SURGICAL PROCEDURES Excision of skin lesion Thyroidectomy Excision of subcutaneous tumour Vascular graft Drainage of abscess Cholecystectomy Toe-nail surgery resection Mastectomy Exploratory laparotomy COMMON AND INTERMEDIATE COMPLEX MAJOR SURGICAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES PROCEDURES Appendicectomy Abdomino-perineal resection Varicose vein surgery Anterior resection Herniorrhaphy Oesophagectomy Haemorrhoidectomy Aortic surgery Excision of breast lump Pancreatic resection Neck dissection Note: The procedures listed are indicative of the complexity of surgical activity in each category. The actual range of procedures which may be performed by individual practitioners appointed to a general or subspecialty surgical service of a given level will be determined through the credentialing process at which clinical privileges are granted. Acknowledgment is given to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons for assistance with the indicative list of surgical procedures.
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