Reasons for Cancellation of Cases on the Day of Surgery-A Prospective Study

Late cancellation of scheduled operations is a major cause of inefficient use of operating-room time and a waste of resources. We studied elective operating theatre bookings in general surgical discipline. On the day of surgery the intended list was noted and a list of cancellations with the reason...

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Main Authors: Rakesh Garg, Anju R Bhalotra, Poonam Bhadoria, Nishkarsh Gupta, Raktima Anand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2009;volume=53;issue=1;spage=35;epage=39;aulast=Garg