Why the study?
What factors are associated with the cancellation and delay of elective surgical procedures?
What factors are associated with the cancellation and delay of elective surgical procedures?
Hospital managers can control the main causes of elective surgery cancellations by improving patient flow and capacity management.
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Supports targeting patient flow and capacity to reduce cancellations; extends evidence on modifiable system factors for quality improvement.
This review demonstrates that the main causes for surgery cancellation can be controlled by hospital managers, who can aim to improve areas such as patient flow and capacity management. Ultimately, this will improve the quality of healthcare delivered by hospitals.
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Koushan et al. (2021) studied this question.
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