. 2020 Oct 21;68(3):315–323. doi: 10.1007/s12630-020-01824-z

Table 2.

Associations between surgical cancellations/postponements and impacts of waiting for surgery

Impacts of waiting for surgery	Weighted n (%) of each impact	OR (99% CI)	aOR1 (99% CI)	aOR2 (99% CI)
Life affected total	207,391 (10.9)	60,345 (23.5)	2.52 (1.49 to 4.28)***	2.44 (1.41 to 4.24)***	2.67 (1.41 to 5.1)***
Pain	118,746 (6.2)	27,784 (10.8)	1.83 (0.97 to 3.47)	1.71 (0.89 to 3.31)	1.78 (0.85 to 3.72)
Worry/stress/anxiety	106,085 (5.6)	27,246 (10.6)	2.02 (1.16 to 3.52)**	1.92 (1.10 to 3.35)**	1.47 (0.76 to 2.85)
Problems with ADLs	81,007 (4.2)	22,467 (8.8)	2.17 (1.02 to 4.60)**	2.07 (0.98 to 4.37)	2.12 (0.94 to 4.78)
Overall health deteriorated	54,105 (2.8)	19,207 (7.5)	2.77 (0.91 to 8.4)*	2.78 (0.87 to 8.8)	3.47 (1.05 to 11.4)**
Worry/stress for family/friends	40,862 (2.1)	11,833 (4.6)	2.21 (0.93 to 5.3)	2.12 (0.95 to 4.75)	1.99 (0.81 to 4.94)
Increased dependence on relatives/friends	26,560 (1.4)	10,295 (4.0)	2.96 (0.98 to 8.9)	2.89 (1.03 to 8.1)**	2.53 (1.01 to 6.3)**
Loss of work	35,811 (1.9)	9,062 (3.5)	1.91 (0.53 to 6.9)	1.79 (0.47 to 6.9)	–
Increased use of over-the-counter drugs	28,877 (1.5)	8,233 (3.2)	2.16 (0.57 to 8.2)	2.04 (0.62 to 6.6)	2.02 (0.81 to 5.0)
Personal relationships suffered	20,930 (1.1)	4,341 (1.7)	1.55 (0.45 to 5.4)	–	–
Loss of income	26,604 (1.4)	3,488 (1.4)	0.98 (0.31 to 3.05)	–	–
Other	26,693 (1.4)	9,366 (3.7)	2.67 (0.82 to 8.7)	2.55 (0.89 to 7.2)	–

Impacts of waiting for surgery

Weighted n (%) of each impact

OR (99% CI)

aOR1 (99% CI)

aOR2 (99% CI)

No cancellation/
postponement

Yes
cancellation/
postponement

Surgical cancellation/postponement

Life affected total

207,391

(10.9)

60,345

(23.5)

2.52

(1.49 to 4.28)***

2.44

(1.41 to 4.24)***

2.67

(1.41 to 5.1)***

Pain

118,746

(6.2)

27,784

(10.8)

1.83

(0.97 to 3.47)

1.71

(0.89 to 3.31)

1.78

(0.85 to 3.72)

Worry/stress/anxiety

106,085

(5.6)

27,246

(10.6)

2.02

(1.16 to 3.52)**

1.92

(1.10 to 3.35)**

1.47

(0.76 to 2.85)

Problems with ADLs

81,007

(4.2)

22,467

(8.8)

2.17

(1.02 to 4.60)**

2.07

(0.98 to 4.37)

2.12

(0.94 to 4.78)

Overall health deteriorated

54,105

(2.8)

19,207

(7.5)

2.77

(0.91 to 8.4)*

2.78

(0.87 to 8.8)

3.47

(1.05 to 11.4)**

Worry/stress for family/friends

40,862

(2.1)

11,833

(4.6)

2.21

(0.93 to 5.3)

2.12

(0.95 to 4.75)

1.99

(0.81 to 4.94)

Increased dependence on relatives/friends

26,560

(1.4)

10,295

(4.0)

2.96

(0.98 to 8.9)

2.89

(1.03 to 8.1)**

2.53

(1.01 to 6.3)**

Loss of work

35,811

(1.9)

9,062

(3.5)

1.91

(0.53 to 6.9)

1.79

(0.47 to 6.9)

–

Increased use of over-the-counter drugs

28,877

(1.5)

8,233

(3.2)

2.16

(0.57 to 8.2)

2.04

(0.62 to 6.6)

2.02

(0.81 to 5.0)

Personal relationships suffered

20,930

(1.1)

4,341

(1.7)

1.55

(0.45 to 5.4)

–

Loss of income

26,604

(1.4)

3,488

(1.4)

0.98

(0.31 to 3.05)

–

Other

26,693

(1.4)

9,366

(3.7)

2.67

(0.82 to 8.7)

2.55

(0.89 to 7.2)

–

Note. Reference group = no cancellation/postponement; Weighted n (%) = prevalence of each dependent variable among those who did and did not experience a surgical cancellation/postponement; OR = unadjusted odds ratio; aOR1 = adjusted odds ratio, controlling for type of surgery and year; aOR2 = adjusted odds ratio, controlling for type of surgery, year, and sociodemographics (i.e., age, sex, marital status, race/ethnicity, income, urbanicity); CI = confidence interval; ADLs = activities of daily living. – = could not compute estimates because of small cell sizes. **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001