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Cirugía y cirujanos
versão On-line ISSN 2444-054Xversão impressa ISSN 0009-7411
Resumo
DIAZ-PEREZ, Anderson et al. Factors attributable to the cancellation of programmed surgeries. Cir. cir. [online]. 2020, vol.88, n.4, pp.489-499. Epub 08-Nov-2021. ISSN 2444-054X. https://doi.org/10.24875/ciru.20001008.
Objective:
To analyze the factors attributable to the cancellation of surgeries of a third level health institution in the city of Valledupar, Cesar / Colombia (2017-2018).
Material and methods:
Descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study. Data from the hospital surgical unit adverse case file were collected for 6 surgical specialties.
Results:
They showed that in 2017 there was a surgical suspension of 4% of the total of scheduled surgeries that were (3339), for 2018 the rate was 3% with a total of scheduled surgeries (1733). The reason for the suspension for both periods was the factor related to the patient’s adverse conditions with 45.9 and 38.5% respectively. The specialty most affected for these cases was the specialty of general surgery with the same percentage value in both periods of 4%.
Conclusion:
The results give us an idea of the factors present for the cancellation of scheduled surgeries and the need to apply measures to guarantee patient safety.
Palavras-chave : Cancellation; Surgery; Medical errors; Adverse event; Factors; Surgical patient; Safety.