OESOPHAGECTOMY (TRANSHIATAL)
DATE AND TIME: [Date and time]
URGENCY: Elective / Non-elective
SURGEON: [Name]
ASSISTANT: [Name / None]
ANAESTHETIST: [Name]
Indication: Carcinoma of the lower or mid-oesophagus in patients where a thoracotomy carries high risk (poor pulmonary function, prior thoracic procedures). Avoids thoracotomy; relies on blunt dissection of the mid-oesophagus.
Patient Position: Supine. Head of table elevated.
Anaesthesia: General.
ANTIBIOTICS: [Drug and dose / Not indicated]