| Pre-procedural assessment | Patient identification | Confirms patient name and date of birth (or age) | Core required item |
| History taking | Assesses onset, clinical course, and previous treatment history of abscess | Core required item |
| Risk factor assessment | Evaluates diabetes, immunocompromised status, medications, and allergies | Core required item |
| Systemic symptom assessment | Assesses fever, chills, and other systemic symptoms | Core required item |
| Indication assessment | Determines presence of abscess and indication for incision and drainage | Core required item |
| Ultrasonographic assessment* | Evaluates abscess location, size, depth, and surrounding structures when appropriate | Conditional item |
| Explanation and consent | Procedure explanation | Explains purpose and process of the procedure | Core required item |
| Risk explanation | Explains complications, scarring, and alternative treatment options and obtains consent | Core required item |
| Anesthetic safety assessment | Confirms allergy history related to local anesthetics or medications | Core required item |
| Preparation for procedure | Aseptic technique | Performs hand hygiene and wears sterile gloves | Core required item |
| Skin preparation | Disinfects procedural site and performs draping | Core required item |
| Procedure performance | Local anesthesia | Performs local anesthesia and confirms anesthetic effect | Core required item |
| Incision | Performs incision with appropriate depth and length considering skin lines and creases | Core required item |
| Drainage | Drains purulent material and removes necrotic tissue or residual pus | Core required item |
| Loculation release | Breaks loculations using appropriate instruments when needed | Core required item |
| Ultrasonographic reassessment* | Confirms residual fluid collection when appropriate | Conditional item |
| Post-procedural management | Dressing | Applies and secures appropriate dressing | Core required item |
| Waste Disposal | Disposes of used sharps and medical waste according to institutional guidelines | Core required item |
| Patient education | Explains post-procedural precautions and wound care | Core required item |
| Follow-up planning | Establishes revisit and follow-up plan | Core required item |
| Medical Documentation | Completes the medical record | Core required item |
| Clinical judgment | Culture test | Determines need for culture testing in recurrent or immunocompromised cases | Conditional item |
| Irrigation | Performs normal saline irrigation when appropriate | Conditional item |
| Drain maintenance | Determines need for gauze packing or drain placement | Conditional item |
| Medication and referral | Determines need for antibiotics(heat-clearing herbs) or referral to higher-level care | Conditional item |