Reducing Surgery Cancellations at a Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Center
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2017.01.011
Abstract: ABSTRACT Surgery cancellations are costly and can be frustrating for patients, their families, and the surgical team. Because of the inherent nature of an ambulatory surgery center, which only performs scheduled elective procedures, surgical cancellations… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; ambulatory surgery; surgery cancellations; surgery center ... See more keywords
The emotional toll of day-of-surgery cancellations on patients - a qualitative study using participant observation and interviews
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DOI: 10.1080/17482631.2025.2502193
Abstract: ABSTRACT Objectives To explore patients’ experiences of day-of-surgery cancellation and the initial days of the extended waiting period. Methods A qualitative explorative design inspired by Ricoeur’s phenomenological-hermeneutic approach was used. Participant observation of day-of-surgery cancellations… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; day surgery; surgery cancellations; participant observation ... See more keywords
Building an initial programme theory to explain how and why on-the-day surgery cancellations occur and how they might be reduced
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DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-13592-x
Abstract: On-the-day surgery cancellations (OTDSCs) have been a longstanding global problem, bringing significant suffering to patients and carers, and substantial waste across healthcare systems. Any cancellation of a surgery that occurs for any reason on the… read more here.
Keywords: surgery; day surgery; surgery cancellations; care ... See more keywords