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Acta Biomedica Scientia

Volume 11, Issue 2, 2024
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Acta Biomedica Scientia
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2348 - 215X (Print), 2348 - 2168 (Online)
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bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FREQUENCY AND CAUSES OF LAST-MINUTE SURGICAL CANCELLATIONS
Author
Dr. Chandan kumar1*, Dr. Sai Swaroop
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Surgical Operations, Patient Complaints, Surgical Procedures, Frequency, Financial Status
Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the frequency and causes of last-minute cancellations in scheduled surgeries. Key variables examined included operational plans, cancellation rates, patient demographics (age and gender), and the reasons for cancellations. Methods: Descriptive statistics were utilized to analyze data from 8,256 planned surgeries, of which 165 were cancelled. Data were processed using SPSS16 software. The reasons for cancellation were recorded and categorized accordingly. Results: A significant proportion (30.8%) of cancellations lacked documented reasons. The primary causes identified for surgery cancellations were high-risk underlying conditions (24.7%), patient non-compliance with medical instructions (12.8%), clinical changes in condition (9.11%), prolonged duration of previous surgeries (9%), patient dissatisfaction (7.1%), and insufficient Nil Per Os (NPO) time (7.7%). Non-cooperation from patients was highlighted as a major contributing factor to cancellations. Conclusion: Addressing patient non-compliance and cooperation is essential to minimizing surgery cancellations. Implementing targeted interventions could help reduce inefficiencies and the waste of healthcare resources in surgical settings
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