| (ee) The operating room register shall be complete
and up-to-date. The register shall contain, but not be limited to,
the following:
(1) patient's name and hospital identification number;
(2) date of operation;
(3) operation performed;
(4) operating surgeon and assistant(s);
(5) type of anesthesia used and name of person administering
it;
(6) time operation began and ended;
(7) time anesthesia began and ended;
(8) disposition of specimens;
(9) names of scrub and circulating personnel;
(10) unusual occurrences; and
(11) disposition of the patient.
(ff) An operative report describing techniques, findings,
and tissue removed or altered shall be written or dictated immediately
following surgery and signed by the surgeon.
(gg) Before discharge from the LSRH, each patient must
be evaluated for proper anesthesia recovery by a qualified practitioner,
as specified in subsection (k) of this section, as applicable.
(hh) All patients are discharged in the company of
a responsible adult, except those exempted by the practitioner who
performed the surgical procedure.
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