Non-Compliance with the Operating Program: Analyzing the Causes and Consequences: A Case Study
Asian Journal of Research in Surgery, Volume 6, Issue 2,
Page 71-79
Abstract
Background: Surgical scheduling in hospitals is critical to optimize surgical activity and ensure quality of care. Surgical scheduling can be affected by a variety of factors leading to cancellation or delay of surgical procedures, which can result in financial and personal hardship for patients and their families. The study aimed of to identify the incidence and causes of non-adherence to the surgical schedule in the operating room of the Mohammed V Military Teaching Hospital in Rabat, Morocco.
Methods: We analyzed the medical records of patients admitted for surgery over a 12-month period. Data collected included the number of scheduled, canceled, and added surgeries, epidemiological data of the patients, pathologies involved, reasons for cancellation and addition, and patient outcomes.
Results: We analyzed a total of 3023 scheduled surgeries, of which 215 (7.11%) were cancelled and 167 (5.6%) were added. Neurosurgery was the most frequently cancelled surgical specialty. The most common reasons for cancellation were infection, decompensation of a chronic pathology, and lack of availability of the operating room. Orthopedic surgery was also the most affected specialty in the added surgeries, mostly due to surgical emergencies. Our analysis of patient demographics revealed that the average age of cancelled surgery patients was 52.16 ± 14.6 years, with a male predominance of 63.25%. Based on ASA classification, 57.6% of patients were classified as ASA I, 33.48% as ASA II, and only 8.84% as ASA III. Medical and anesthesia-related causes accounted for 30 cancellations, with anesthesia contraindications (13.3%) and abnormal test results (40%) being the most common reasons. Surgery-related causes accounted for 22 cancellations, with non-availability of the surgeon (50%) being the most frequent reason. Patient-related causes accounted for 55 cancellations, with non-compliance with pre-anesthesia treatment (58.18%) being the most common reason. Organizational causes accounted for 108 cancellations, with equipment failure (40.7%) being the most frequent reason.
Conclusion: 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 health care delivered by hospitals.
- Non-compliance
- operating program
- cancellation
- hospital management
- patient outcomes
- resource availability
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