Reasons for operation cancellations at a teaching hospital: prioritizing areas of improvement.
10.4174/astr.2017.93.2.65
- Author:
Mahmoud Abu ABEELEH
1
;
Tareq M TAREEF
;
Amjad Bani HANI
;
Nader ALBSOUL
;
Omar Q SAMARAH
;
M S ELMOHTASEB
;
Musa ALSHEHABAT
;
Zuhair Bani ISMAIL
;
Omar ALNOUBANI
;
Salameh S OBEIDAT
;
Sami Abu HALAWA
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Operation cancellation;
Quality improvement
- MeSH:
Hospitals, Teaching*;
Hypertension;
Jordan;
No-Show Patients;
Quality Improvement;
Respiratory Tract Infections;
Retrospective Studies
- From:Annals of Surgical Treatment and Research
2017;93(2):65-69
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To report rates of and reasons for operation cancellation, and to prioritize areas of improvement. METHODS: Retrospective data were extracted from the monthly reports of cancelled listed operations. Data on 14 theatres were collected by the office of quality assurance at Jordan University Hospital from August 2012 to April 2016. Rates and reasons for operation cancellation were investigated. A Pareto chart was constructed to identify the reasons of highest priority. RESULTS: During the period of study, 6,431 cases (9.31%) were cancelled out of 69,066 listed cases. Patient no-shows accounted for 62.52% of cancellations. A Pareto analysis showed that around 80% of the known reasons for cancellation after admission were due to a lack of surgical theatre time (30%), incomplete preoperative assessment (21%), upper respiratory tract infection (19%), and high blood pressure (13%). CONCLUSION: This study identified the most common reasons for operation cancellation at a teaching hospital. Potential avoidable root causes and recommended interventions were suggested accordingly. Future research, available resources, hospital policies, and strategic measures directed to tackle these reasons should take priority.
