Table 2:

Reasons for delay in access (n = 1109)

Reason	No. (%) of patients
Availability of personnel	352 (31.7)
Anesthesiologist	42
Nurse	5
Surgeon	305
Availability of physical resources	147 (13.3)
Operating room	122
Postanesthesia care unit	11
Equipment	14
Multifactorial delay	459 (41.4)
Bumped by higher priority case	459
Patient-specific delay	151 (13.6)
Medically complex or decompensated patient	151