Causes of cancellations on the day of surgery at a Tertiary Teaching Hospital
Causes of cancellations on the day of surgery at a Tertiary Teaching Hospital
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England: BioMed Central Ltd
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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 inconvenience for patients and families. Moreover, day of surgery (DOS) cancellation creates logistic and financial burden associated with extended hospital stay and repetitions of pre-...
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Causes of cancellations on the day of surgery at a Tertiary Teaching Hospital
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4944432
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4944432
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1472-6963
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1472-6963
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10.1186/s12913-016-1475-6
