TY - JOUR ID - TI - 12- CANCELED SCHEDULED ELECTIVE SURGERY IN OUR PUBLIC HOSPITALS, WHY? AU - Jasim M Salman AU - Salam N Asfar PY - 2008 VL - 14 IS - 1 SP - 57 EP - 61 JO - Basrah Journal of Surgery مجلة البصرة الجراحية SN - 16833589 2409501X AB - 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

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