Pennsylvania Code (Last Updated: April 5, 2016) |
Title 28. HEALTH AND SAFETY |
PART IV. Health Facilities |
Subpart B. General and Special Hospitals |
Chapter 135. Surgical Services |
Section 135.4. Operating room register
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An operating room register shall be provided and maintained on a current basis. The operating room log or register shall contain date of the operation, name and number of patient, names of surgeons and surgical assistants, names of anesthetists, type of anesthesia given, pre- and postoperative diagnosis, type of surgical procedure, and the presence or absence of complications in surgery. This information may also be maintained in an accession file of copies of the operating room record.
The provisions of this § 135.4 adopted December 9, 1977, effective December 10, 1977, 7 Pa.B. 3631.