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OBJECTIVE:To identify the frequency and reasons of operations cancellation in 25 Makkah region hospitals in Saudi Arabia. METHODS:Retrospective evaluation of the rate of surgery cancellation in 25 hospitals of Makkah region was performed in this study. The data of scheduled surgeries from 15 different surgical specialties was collected from January to December 2013. Frequency and reasons of cancellation of elective surgical cases in different specialty were studied with a view to recommend suggestions for improvement. Data was analyzed on SPSS -16. RESULTS:There are 120 operating rooms (OR) in 25 Makkah region hospitals and during the year 2013, a total of 16,211 surgery cases were listed, and 1,238 (7.6%) cases were canceled. Contribution to total cancellation was highest in orthopedic 33.8% followed by general surgery 27.5%, obstetrics 7.7% and ENT 5.2%. According to category, 42.81% rate of cancellation was patient related, 20.03% facility related, 9.45% due to improper work-up, 1.45% associated with anesthesia, 7.19% related to surgeons, and 18.90% other/and not recorded reasons. CONCLUSIONS:Present study found 7.6% cancelation rate in Makkah region hospitals and three most common causes for cancellations were patients related, facility related and improper work-up.
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Pak J Med Scijournal_title
Pakistan journal of medical sciencesauthors
Dhafar KO,Ulmalki MA,Felemban MA,Mahfouz ME,Baljoon MJ,Gazzaz ZJ,Baig M,Hamish NM,AlThobaiti SA,Al-Hothali FTdoi
10.12669/pjms.315.7932subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-09-01 00:00:00pages
1027-32issue
5eissn
1682-024Xissn
1681-715Xpii
PJMS-31-1027journal_volume
31pub_type
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