ArticleSurgery research and practice2020
Prevalence and Predictors of Cancellation of Elective Surgical Procedures at a Tertiary Hospital in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Time to elective surgery and its predictors after first cancellation at Debremarkos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Causes of Elective Surgical Cancellations: Findings from a Rural Tertiary Hospital in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Gynaecologic oncology surgical cancellations in Zambia.Ecancermedicalscience · 2023Article
- Cancellation of elective surgery and associated factors among patients scheduled for elective surgeries in public hospitals in Harari regional state, Eastern Ethiopia.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Magnitude and causes of cancelation for elective surgical procedures in Debre Tabor General hospital: A cross-sectional study.SAGE open medicine · 2021Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with cancellation and deferment of elective surgical cases at a rural private tertiary hospital in Western Uganda: a cross-sectional study.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
- Root causes of elective surgical case cancellation in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Patient safety in surgery · 2020Article
- Global prevalence and reasons for case cancellation on the intended day of surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of surgery open · 2020Review
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Abstract
methodsA cross-sectional study was conducted from January 10, 2018, to February 20, 2018. We recruited patients of all ages who were admitted to surgical wards and scheduled for elective surgery. Data on patients' demographic characteristics and diagnosis, as well as the specialty of the surgery, the planned procedure, the specific operating theatre, cancellation, and the reasons for cancellation were extracted and analyzed using logistic regression.
resultsOf a total of 400 cases, 115 procedures were canceled-a cancellation prevalence of 28.8%. Orthopedic surgery had the highest cancellation rate, at 40.9% (
conclusionThe prevalence of cancellation of elective surgical procedures at Mulago Hospital was 28.8%, with orthopedic surgery having the highest cancellation rate. Two-thirds of the factors causing cancellations were facility-related, and more than 50% of all cancellations were potentially preventable. Quality-improvement strategies are necessary in the specialties that are susceptible to procedure cancellation because of facility factors.
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