Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
ISSN: 2155-6148
+44 1223 790975
Renyu Liu
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 3620 Hamilton Walk, 336 John Morgan Building, Philadelphia, PA 19104,
Tanzania
Research Article
Dynamics of Elective Case Cancellation for Inpatient and
Outpatient in an Academic Center
Author(s): Wei Xue, Zhe Yan, Rebecca Barnett, Lee Fleisher and Renyu LiuWei Xue, Zhe Yan, Rebecca Barnett, Lee Fleisher and Renyu Liu
Background: Unexpected surgical cancellation is common and can have significant adverse effects. Cancellation rates vary because of a lack of a standard definition, different patient populations and study methodology. We hypothesized that case cancellation has a different pattern in a dedicated ambulatory surgical center compared to a general operating room (OR) setting in a large academic center without an anesthesia preoperative evaluation center necessitating evaluation by the various surgeons.
Methods: Elective cases in general OR and in the ambulatory surgical center were included in this study. Elective cases are defined as the non-emergent cases scheduled before 8:00 am on the day of surgery. A cancelled case was defined as a scheduled procedure which is not performed on the scheduled procedure day. Case cancellation was monitored in .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000314