Abstract
PURPOSE: To report the incidence and analyze potentially preventable causes of ocular surgery cancellations. SETTING: Ambulatory Care Surgical Center of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. METHODS: A retrospective review of the ambulatory surgical center cancellation records and patient medical records from December 2001 to December 2003 was conducted. The primary statistical analysis was conditional logistic regression. RESULTS: Three hundred seventy-nine of 7153 (5.3%) ambulatory ophthalmic surgeries were cancelled within 24 hours of the scheduled start time. Cancellation rates varied by patient age, with the rate among children being highest (8.7%) and that among older patients (age 60+) lowest (4.9%; P = .08). Surgeons who performed at least 4 surgeries per month on average had the lowest cancellation rate (P = .08). Cancellations occurred less frequently in warmer months (June, 3.3%; August, 4.2%) than during the rest of the seasons (P
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 95-102 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Incidence and causes of ocular surgery cancellations in an ambulatory surgical center. / Henderson, Bonnie A.; Naveiras, Miguel; Butler, Nicholas; Hertzmark, Ellen; Ferrufino-Ponce, Zandra.
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T1 - Incidence and causes of ocular surgery cancellations in an ambulatory surgical center
AU - Henderson, Bonnie A.
AU - Naveiras, Miguel
AU - Butler, Nicholas
AU - Hertzmark, Ellen
AU - Ferrufino-Ponce, Zandra
PY - 2006/1
Y1 - 2006/1
N2 - PURPOSE: To report the incidence and analyze potentially preventable causes of ocular surgery cancellations. SETTING: Ambulatory Care Surgical Center of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. METHODS: A retrospective review of the ambulatory surgical center cancellation records and patient medical records from December 2001 to December 2003 was conducted. The primary statistical analysis was conditional logistic regression. RESULTS: Three hundred seventy-nine of 7153 (5.3%) ambulatory ophthalmic surgeries were cancelled within 24 hours of the scheduled start time. Cancellation rates varied by patient age, with the rate among children being highest (8.7%) and that among older patients (age 60+) lowest (4.9%; P = .08). Surgeons who performed at least 4 surgeries per month on average had the lowest cancellation rate (P = .08). Cancellations occurred less frequently in warmer months (June, 3.3%; August, 4.2%) than during the rest of the seasons (P
AB - PURPOSE: To report the incidence and analyze potentially preventable causes of ocular surgery cancellations. SETTING: Ambulatory Care Surgical Center of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. METHODS: A retrospective review of the ambulatory surgical center cancellation records and patient medical records from December 2001 to December 2003 was conducted. The primary statistical analysis was conditional logistic regression. RESULTS: Three hundred seventy-nine of 7153 (5.3%) ambulatory ophthalmic surgeries were cancelled within 24 hours of the scheduled start time. Cancellation rates varied by patient age, with the rate among children being highest (8.7%) and that among older patients (age 60+) lowest (4.9%; P = .08). Surgeons who performed at least 4 surgeries per month on average had the lowest cancellation rate (P = .08). Cancellations occurred less frequently in warmer months (June, 3.3%; August, 4.2%) than during the rest of the seasons (P
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