![]() ![]() Unexpected operating room (OR) cancellations are traditionally divided into avoidable cancellations (e.g., scheduling errors, equipment shortages, and cancellation due to inadequate preoperative evaluation) and unavoidable cancellations (e.g., emergency case superseding the elective schedule, unexpected changes in the patient's medical status, or patient nonappearance). ![]() There are many reasons of cancellation of elective surgical cases and they differ from hospital to hospital. The reported incidence of cancellation in different hospitals ranges from 10% to 40%. Last minute cancellations result in inefficient use of resources, not in the interests of the patient or the hospital, and result in lost capacity.Ĭancellation of elective operations is a parameter to assess quality of patient care and quality of management system. This includes the patient notes being written on the day of admission, the consultant taking the time to review the notes, OT staff ensuring the correct surgical instruments are available, ward staff preparing the ward for the patient, secretarial staff preparing theatre lists, the patient preparing self for admission to hospital, and preparations for postoperative care. A significant amount of work needs to be undertaken to prepare the patient for a surgical procedure. Many patients who are called for operation from waiting list are not operated upon. However, OTs are underutilized and lie idle at times. Operation theater (OT) is the heart of a hospital requiring considerable human resources and expenditure from hospital budget. ![]()
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