Background Cancellation of operation on the intended day of surgery affects the efficiency of
Operation Room which incurs a significant financial loss for the patient, hospital, and health …

Background Cancellation of elective scheduled operations on the day of surgery leads to an
inefficient use of operating room (OR) time and a waste of resources. It also causes …

Introduction Cancellations of planned surgical procedures have been a major and long-
standing problem for healthcare organisations across the world. They represent a significant …

Background Case cancellation (CC) has significant impact on the efficiency of operating
room (OR) management, which can be mitigated by taking preventive measures. In this …

Background Cancelation of same-day surgery is a common global problem, wasting
valuable hospitals' operating room (OR) times and imposing significant economic costs …

Main outcome measures Cancellation of scheduled elective surgery on the day of surgery
and the corresponding reasons. Results Of 6234 cases scheduled, 476 were cancelled …

Background Elective surgical case cancellation refers to any elective surgical case that is
the list on the day prior to surgery but not operated upon as scheduled. Case cancellation …

Objectives: Day of surgery cancellations inconvenience patients and waste resources.
Herein, we report the results of a one-year review of day of surgery cancellations. The …

Abstract Background The Operating Theatre (OT) is the largest cost centre as well as the
main revenue generator in most hospitals. One of the common problems affecting optimal …

Aims and objectives To evaluate the impact of implementing an evidence‐based, structured
preoperative protocol on day of surgery cancellations in 13 operative specialties …