How do patient demographics, time-related variables, reasons for cancellation, and clinical procedures affect frequency of same-day operating room surgery cancelation? A maximum likelihood method

How do patient demographics, time-related variables, reasons for cancellation, and clinical procedures affect frequency of same-day operating room surgery cancelation? A maximum likelihood method

Abstract Background Cancelation of same-day surgery is a common global problem, wasting valuable hospitals’ operating room (OR) times and imposing significant economic costs. There is limited evidence to support the association between frequency of same-day surgery cancelation and patient demographi...

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Main Authors: Omar B. Da’ar, Talal Al-Mutairi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Same-day surgery cancelation
Frequency of cancelation
Probit regression
Saudi Arabia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12913-018-3247-y

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