Div 2Therapeutic and diagnostic services

Division 2 — Therapeutic and diagnostic services Administration of blood or bone marrow already collected when performed in association with the administration of anaesthesia no no 4 Venous cannulation and blood transfusion (or blood products) not associated with anaesthesia no no 5 Intubation, endotracheal, emergency procedure, where the patient’s airway is unsecured and at high risk of occlusion, (e.g. epiglottitis or haematoma post thyroidectomy) not associated with surgery yes yes 15 Intubation, endotracheal, not associated with anaesthesia, when subsequent management is not in an intensive care unit yes yes 4 Awake endotracheal intubation with flexible fibreoptic scope, associated with difficult airway, when performed in association with the administration of anaesthesia no no 4 Double lumen endobronchial tube or bronchial blocker, insertion of, when performed in association with the administration of anaesthesia no no 4 Monitoring of depth of anaesthesia, incorporating continuous measurement of the EEG during anaesthesia for the diagnosis of awareness no no 3 Venous cannulation and commencement of intravenous infusion, under age of 3 years, not associated with anaesthesia no no 3 Venous cannulation, cutdown no no 5 Venous cannulation and commencement of intravenous infusion not associated with anaesthesia no no 2 Right heart balloon catheter, insertion of, including pulmonary wedge pressure and cardiac output measurement no no 7 Central vein catheterisation, percutaneous via jugular, subclavian or femoral vein no no 3

7 October 2022 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 4825 Central vein catheterisation by cutdown no no 5 Central venous pressure monitoring no no 3 Arterial cannulation, percutaneous no no 3 Arterial puncture, withdrawal of blood for diagnosis no no 1 Arterial cannulation, by cutdown no no 5 Catheterisation, umbilical artery, newborn, for diagnosis or therapy no no 5 Intra-arterial infusion or retrograde intravenous perfusion of a sympatholytic agent no no 4 Intravenous regional anaesthesia of limb by retrograde perfusion no no 4 Perfusion of limb or organ no no 12 Medical management of cardio-pulmonary bypass perfusion using heart/lung machine yes yes 20 Hypothermia, total body no no 5 Deep hypothermia to a core temperature of less than 22 degrees in association with circulatory arrest no no 15 Standby medical management of cardio-pulmonary bypass perfusion using heart/lung machine no yes 5 Major nerve block (proximal to the elbow or knee), including intercostal nerve block(s) or plexus block to provide post operative pain relief no no 4 Minor nerve block (specify type) to provide post operative pain relief (does not include subcutaneous infiltration) no no 2 Intrathecal or epidural injection (initial) of a therapeutic substance, with or without insertion of a catheter, in association with anaesthesia and surgery, for post operative pain management no no 5 Intrathecal or epidural injection (subsequent) of a therapeutic substance, in association with anaesthesia and surgery, for post operative pain management no no 3 Subarachnoid puncture, lumbar, diagnostic no no 5