DATE AND TIME: [Date and time]
URGENCY: Elective / Non-elective
SURGEON: [Name]
ASSISTANT: [Name / None]
ANAESTHETIST: [Name]
OPERATION: Anorectal Abscess Drainage
ANAESTHETIC: Local anaesthesia [± IV sedation] / General anaesthesia
ANTIBIOTICS: Consider systemic antibiotics if cellulitis, fever, diabetes, or immunocompromise
DVT PROPHYLAXIS: [Agent / mechanical / Not indicated]
POSITION: [Prone jack-knife / lithotomy]
INDICATION:
Acute perianal / ischiorectal / intersphincteric abscess — [perianal / ischiorectal / intersphincteric / supralevator]. [Presenting features: perianal pain, swelling, erythema, fever]. Digital rectal examination deferred if excessively painful — diagnosis based on clinical appearance.