Why the study?
Surgery cancellations cause financial loss for organizations, but there is limited research about the associated costs.
Population
Elective day of surgery cancellations across 13 operative specialties at a Finnish university hospital
Design
Cost evaluation study
Follow-up
Nine-month time period
Authors
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May justify hospital cost-tracking of DOS cancellations; Level 5 data leaves open reduction strategy effects.
Elective day of surgery cancellations result in significant financial losses for hospitals, averaging 2,459.91 euros per cancelled operation.
Turunen et al. (2018) studied this question.
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