12- CANCELED SCHEDULED ELECTIVE SURGERY IN OUR PUBLIC HOSPITALS, WHY?

Abstract

Cancellation of operations increasestheatre costs and decreasesefficiency as well as causing emotionaltrauma to the patients and there families.Elective surgery cancellation is asignificant multifactor problem withfar-reaching consequences1. Obviously,all cancellations can not be avoided.Patients may have a change in theirmedical condition on the day of surgerywhich can not be expected or there isunpredictable condition in the hospital.Most problems, however, can beprevented with a little initiative as wenoticed that in private hospitals all thesereasons may be of negligiblesignificance.Postponing