AXILLARY LYMPH NODE CLEARANCE (AXILLARY DISSECTION)
DATE AND TIME: [Date and time]
URGENCY: Elective / Non-elective
SURGEON: [Name]
ASSISTANT: [Name / None]
ANAESTHETIST: [Name]
Indication: Confirmed axillary lymph node involvement (positive sentinel node biopsy meeting criteria for clearance, or clinically node-positive axilla after neoadjuvant chemotherapy). Levels I and II routinely cleared; Level III added for macroscopic nodal involvement.
Patient Position: Supine, arm extended at 90° on arm board.
Anaesthesia: General.
ANTIBIOTICS: [Drug and dose / Not indicated]
DVT PROPHYLAXIS: [Agent / mechanical / Not indicated]