Technical

Document
Operative report

-Alexander Chavez
• One of the most important
documents in a surgical chart

• This document describes each

part of the surgical procedure(s),
and reveal the results of the
surgery
Audience

• Surgeon

• Medical billers

• Auditors
Contrast
• Headline is in a different for each
topic

• Headline colors

• Black lettering on white paper

Repetition

• Throughout the entire operative

report, you can see that the font
doesn’t change where it’s
inappropriate

• The body text doesn’t change,

and all the sub-headings stay
consistent
Alignment

• Every line is equally weighted, on

the top when it talks about the
patients information it looks
balanced

• Every line is horizontally aligned

and balanced
Proximity
• There is not a crazy theme that is
overbearing

• Patient information is at the top

(Blue)

• Operation details are in the

middle (Yellow)
Conclusion
• In this technical document it is a very simple document that isn’t as
complicated as others. However this document does show all elements of
CRAP. Making this document a very easy to read document and a very
professional document.