OPERATION: Right Hemicolectomy (Laparoscopic)
ANAESTHETIC: General anaesthesia
ANTIBIOTICS: IV antibiotics administered prior to skin incision
POSITION: Supine, both arms tucked at sides. Urinary catheter and nasogastric tube inserted. VTE prophylaxis applied.
INDICATION:
[Right-sided colonic carcinoma / caecal polyp not amenable to endoscopic resection / Crohn's disease / other]. Preoperative colonoscopy performed — tumour tattooed to facilitate intraoperative identification. CT staging: [findings]. Full metastatic workup performed.
PROCEDURE:
WHO Checklist performed. Abdomen prepared and draped.
PORT PLACEMENT: