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Endocrine Surgery 2021 Snapshot
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From the Head of Endocrine Surgery, RNSH
I am pleased to present the 2021 Annual Report for the Royal North Shore Hospital (RNSH) Endocrine Surgery Department. The last 12 months proved to be a year of two halves for our department. The year began with business as usual, however as we moved in to the second half of 2021, the spread of the Delta strain of COVID-19 saw the closure of elective surgery lists in the public hospital for five months, and private hospital for four months, which had a significant impact on our work. When elective surgery did resume at the end of 2021, we were greeted by the surge in the Omicron variant of COVID-19. Similar to the previous year, 2021 was definitely a year of disruption. Despite the restrictions on elective surgery across both public and private hospitals, the team was able to conduct more than 1,330 cases; a 4% increase on the previous year. Throughout 2021, the department continued to provide excellent patient care and worked hard to reduce surgery wait times and meet community expectations. I would like to thank the team for adapting to the situation and keeping our clinical and translational research activities moving forward during what was a difficult year. After a tumultuous couple of years, I am confident the department is well positioned to work through any challenges that may arise in 2022.
Elective endocrine procedures There were 1337 elective operative cases performed over the 12-month period from January–December 2021. The reporting period includes the continuing COVID-19 global pandemic.
Cancer cases A total of 322 cancer cases were surgically treated over this reporting period. The most common pathology was papillary carcinoma.
Thyroid/parathyroid procedures A total of 90% of the endocrine workload was for thyroid/parathyroid procedures. Of the 1337 elective operative cases, 830 operations were for thyroid-only cases, 288 were for parathyroid- only cases, and 91 were for both thyroid and parathyroid cases.
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Professor Stan Sidhu Head of Endocrine Surgery, RNSH
Research publications 14 research publications were produced over this reporting period.
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Endocrine Surgery Annual Report 2021
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