Table-VI.

Reasons for delay versus DDI

Reasons for delay	N (%)	Mean DDI SD
Total	352 (100.0)	106.3 79.5
* No delay	20 (5.7)	25.0 3.2
Anaesthetic delay	173 (49.1)	72.7 39.5
Delay in transfer to theatre	15 (4.3)	61.6 22.7
Busy theatre suits	110 (31.3)	157.3 88.0
Lack of blood for transfusion	31 (8.8)	183.9 94.5
** Others	3 (0.9)	139.0 1.3

^* DDI within 30 minutes,

^** Initial objection to surgery and hesitation to give consent. P= 0.000.