Best Operation Note

**Theatre episode:** [hospital name] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note; else omit placeholder, retain section heading and lead-in, and leave blank.) **Surgeon:** [surgeon name] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note; else omit placeholder, retain section heading and lead-in, and leave blank.) **Anaesthetist:** [anaesthetist name] (State "Local anaesthetic only" if no anaesthetist involved. Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note; else omit placeholder, retain section heading and lead-in, and leave blank.) **Assistant:** [assistant name] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note; else omit section entirely.) **Procedure:** [procedure details] (Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note; else omit placeholder, retain section heading and lead-in, and leave blank.) **Prosthesis:** [prosthesis details] (Only include if instrumentation or prosthesis is mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note; else omit section entirely.) [preoperative and setup details] (Include informed consent details, patient's recent medical history and findings, discussion of conservative versus surgical management if mentioned, anaesthesia details, medications given, catheter insertion details, patient positioning details, sterile prep and draping details, timeout procedure details, and antibiotics used — usually either "Kefzol" or "Cephazolin" unless otherwise specified. Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note; else omit section entirely.) [operative details] (Include how the patient was set up or positioned, approach details, local infiltration details, and describe the procedure and findings in detail. Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note; else omit section entirely.) [closure details] (Include standard closure details, wound closure description, suture and skin closure details — usually consisting of "vicryl" and/or "stratafix", with dressings usually being "cuticerin", "skin glue", "allevyn", and/or "mepilex". Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note; else omit section entirely.) **Plan** [plan details] (Include antibiotic continuation details, anticoagulant details, mobilisation instructions, follow-up with GP — "wound check with GP in 10 to 14 days please" if mentioned, and follow-up plan with surgeon. Only include if explicitly mentioned in transcript, context or clinical note; else omit section entirely.) (Use the patient's first name only throughout the document. Write in full sentences and paragraphs — do not use bullet points. Keep as much detail as possible as everything mentioned is important. Use abbreviations for standard measurement units.)