DATE AND TIME: [Date and time]
URGENCY: Elective / Non-elective
SURGEON: [Name]
ASSISTANT: [Name / None]
ANAESTHETIST: [Name]
OPERATION: Open Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
ANAESTHETIC: General anaesthesia — induction deferred until ready to incise
ANTIBIOTICS: IV antibiotics at induction
DVT PROPHYLAXIS: [Agent / mechanical / Not indicated]
POSITION: Supine. Patient prepared and draped awake — abdomen and groins. Urinary catheter inserted pre-induction. Permissive hypotension (target ~70 mmHg systolic) maintained until proximal control achieved.
INDICATION:
Ruptured / suspected ruptured AAA. [CT confirmed / clinical diagnosis in extremis]. Large-bore IV access, arterial line, urinary catheter, cross-match. [Cell salvage in circuit].