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Cancellation of Elective Cases in a Recently Opened, Tertiary/Quaternary-Level Hospital in the Middle East
- Source :
- Anesthesia and analgesia. 125(1)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Case cancellations have a negative financial impact due to revenue loss and the potential costs of underutilized time. The goals of this study at a recently opened hospital in the Middle East were to measure the cancellation rates for elective surgical or endoscopic cases and to identify the reasons for cancellation. During the 1-month study period, 170 (22.4%) of the 760 scheduled cases were cancelled. Cultural norms and patient no-shows on the day of surgery accounted for the majority of case cancellations. Understanding local factors on hospital functions may be vital for organizations expanding into new geographic areas.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Operating Rooms
Efficiency, Organizational
Revenue loss
Tertiary Care Centers
03 medical and health sciences
Appointments and Schedules
Middle East
0302 clinical medicine
030202 anesthesiology
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Patient compliance
health care economics and organizations
Aged
Financial impact
business.industry
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine
Elective Surgical Procedures
Patient Compliance
Female
Medical emergency
business
human activities
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15267598
- Volume :
- 125
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Anesthesia and analgesia
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b1a2a5fceed8a5c4f7e559fccc11e0d2