An Observational Study on the Loss of Economy Due to Surgery Cancellation in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Kashmir India and Suggestions for Improvement

Author(s)	Tabinda Parey, AA Shah, AH Lone
Country	India
Abstract	The present study was conducted to identify and estimate cost borne by cancellation of elective surgeries in a tertiary care hospital in Kashmir India .The data of scheduled elective surgeries was collected. Inpatient medical records were reviewed for elective surgeries in 6 months starting from October 2023 to march 2024. During the course of study 3000 cases were scheduled to undergo impatient elective surgical procedures. Out of these 149 were cancelled. Among the cancelled cases 105 were cancelled during the preparation in the surgery wards and 44 were cancelled in operation room. The total cost of surgery cancellation was 58050 US$. Out of this 27804 US$. (48%) was related to bed expenses, 90685 US$. (17%) was related to physician visits and 203175 US$. (35%) for direct cost related resources and supplies
Keywords	Surgery cancellations, Cost of cancellation, loss of economy.
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 3, May-June 2024
Published On	2024-05-16
Cite This	An Observational Study on the Loss of Economy Due to Surgery Cancellation in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Kashmir India and Suggestions for Improvement - Tabinda Parey, AA Shah, AH Lone - IJFMR Volume 6, Issue 3, May-June 2024. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i03.20452
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i03.20452
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gtvtzm

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