Surgery cancellations after entering the operating room

Abstract Background Surgery cancellation results in unavailability of the operating room and loss time. We identified the frequency of and reasons for operation cancellations after patients entered the operating room and assessed the preventability of such cancellations. Findings A retrospective cha...

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Main Authors: Yoko Hori, Ayami Nakayama, Atsuhiro Sakamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-11-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-016-0066-1