Citation:
Drake-Brockman TFE, Chambers NA, Sommerfield D, von Ungern-Sternberg BS. The impact of surgical cancellations on children, families, and the health system in an Australian paediatric tertiary referral hospital. Paediatr Anaesth. 2021.
Keywords:
Anesthesia; cancelations; pediatrics; surgery
Abstract:
Reasons for elective surgery cancelations and their impact vary from one institution to another. Cancelations have emotional and financial implications for patients and their families. Our service has a particularly broad and geographically diverse patient population; hence, we sought to examine these impacts in our service.
The impact of surgical cancellations on children, families, and the health system in an Australian paediatric tertiary referral hospital
Reasons for elective surgery cancelations and their impact vary from one institution to another. Cancelations have emotional and financial implications for patients and their families. Our service has a particularly broad and geographically diverse patient population; hence, we sought to examine these impacts in our service.