Data on all patients scheduled to have elective and emergency surgeries during the period
of 6 weeks from September 1999 to October 1999 were prospectively collected to determine …

Background Long waiting times for elective surgery are common to many publicly funded
health systems. Inefficiencies in referral systems in high-income countries are more …

Background Cancellation of planned surgery impacts substantially on patients and health
systems. This study describes the incidence and reasons for cancellation of inpatient …

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

Cancellation of scheduled surgery is undesirable for patients and an inefficient use of
resources. We prospectively collected data for 52 consecutive months in a public general …

Background Changes that improve the quality of health care should be sustained. Falling
back to old, unsatisfactory ways of working is a waste of resources and can in the worst case …

Over‐running operating lists are known to be a common cause of cancellation of operations
on the day of surgery. We investigated whether lists were overbooked because surgeons …

Purpose–Cancelled operations are a major drain on health resources: 8 per cent of
scheduled elective operations are cancelled nationally, within 24 hours of surgery. The aim …

Background: Cancellation of elective surgical operations is recognized as a major cause of
emotional trauma to patients as well as their families. This study was carried out to assess …

Background The cancellation of planned surgeries causes prolonged wait times, harm to
patients, and is a waste of scarce resources. To reduce high cancellation rates in a …