Table 2.

A summary of reasons why elective surgeries were cancelled after POSH preoperative evaluation. Reasons for cancellation were broadly characterized into categories chosen a priori. Reasons for patient- and provider-driven cancellations were further thematically analyzed and grouped

Reasons for cancellation	N (%)
Patient-driven	15 (45.5%)
Provider-driven	15 (45.5%)
Lost to follow-up	1 (3.0%)
Complications of anesthesia induction	2 (6.1%)

Thematic reasons for patient- and provider-driven cancellations	Provider-driven (N)	Patient-driven (N)
Change in goals of care	2	3
Concerns about ability to tolerate rehabilitation	0	2
Patient responding to conservative management	2	5
Unoptimized comorbid disease, patient deemed too high risk	8	3
Metastatic disease found during preoperative workup	3	0
Patient elected to pursue “Natural remedies”	0	1
Patient cancelled surgery without providing a reason	0	1