Purpose To analyze cancellations of surgeries and identify evidence-based interventions to
address this issue. Design Integrative literature review. Methods An integrative literature …

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 …

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 …

Background Elective surgery cancellation is considered a fundamental problem in health
care services—it causes considerable disruption to patient flow, further eroding often …

Background: Cancelation of surgery is a constant agonizing dilemma for nearly all
healthcare services that has been intensively investigated to find out its roots …

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 …

Purpose To explore the perceptions of surgical team members in a tertiary hospital in Jordan
toward the factors influencing patient safety culture (PSC). Design/methodology/approach …

Background The provision of safe and timely surgical care is essential to global health care.
Low-and middle-income countries have a disproportionate share of the global surgical …

Objective: To characterize cancellations of elective surgeries according to clinical and non-
clinical reasons, as well as to verify seasonal influence and determine the estimated …