Table 2.
Reasons for day of surgery cancellations
| Reasons for cancellation | Overall | Comprehensive preoperative assessment | Nurse screening | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Inadequate investigation or optimization | 14 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.05 | 1 | 0.03 |
| New or changed medical condition | 91 | 0.6 | 14 | 0.24 | 2 | 0.06 |
| NPO guidelines not met | 7 | 0.05 | 2 | 0.03 | 1 | 0.03 |
| OR or equipment unavailable, schedule changes | 25 | 0.2 | 3 | 0.05 | 2 | 0.06 |
| Patient-initiated cancellation | 20 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.02 | 3 | 0.09 |
| Pt transportation/logistics breakdown | 7 | 0.05 | 1 | 0.02 | 2 | 0.06 |
| Surgeon unavailable | 3 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Surgery no longer needed | 27 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Financial issues | 2 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Unknown/not stated | 17 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.07 | 2 | 0.06 |
| Grand total | 212 | 1.4 | 31 | 0.5 | 13 | 0. 4 |