Reasons for Elective Surgery Cancellation in a Referral Hospital
| العنوان: | Reasons for Elective Surgery Cancellation in a Referral Hospital |
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| المؤلفون: | Ezike, HA, Ajuzieogu, VO, Amucheazi, AO |
| المصدر: | Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research; Vol 1, No 2 (2011); 197-202 Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research |
| بيانات النشر: | Nigerian Medical Association, 2013. |
| سنة النشر: | 2013 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | case cancellation, reasons operation room, reasons operation room, Original Article, human activities, case cancellation, health care economics and organizations |
| الوصف: | Background: Case cancellation can be very distressing not only to the patient and relatives but also to health care professionals. Objectives: This study aims at detecting the causes of case cancellations on the intended day of surgery (DOS) at a tertiary hospital in Enugu that handles both elective and emergency cases. Methods: The data was extracted retrospectively from the anesthetists’ daily activity book during a period of 32 months. The reasons for cancellation were then sorted into one of 5 groups Results: There were 226 causes of case cancellation. The commonest reasons for cancellation were unavailability of the surgeons (35.8%). Conclusion: Preventable causes of case cancellation were the most prominent. Keywords: case cancellation, reasons operation room. |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2141-9248 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=pmid_dedup__::ccb7fdd187d8e48d97600c3887ccbae7 https://www.ajol.info/index.php/amhsr/article/view/86698 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.pmid.dedup....ccb7fdd187d8e48d97600c3887ccbae7 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 21419248 |
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