Cancellations may occur due to scheduling errors, inadequate preoperative evaluation, inadequate patient preparation, lack of surgical linen, equipment shortage, non-availability of the trained staff etc.
​ Some common non-clinical reasons for cancellations by the hospital include: ward beds unavailable; surgeon unavailable; emergency case needing theatre; theatre list over-ran; equipment failure; admin error; anaesthetist unavailable; theatre staff unavailable; and critical care bed unavailable.
Examples of Conditions that May Delay Surgery Include: Cold or sinus infection within two weeks before surgery. Pneumonia or bronchitis within a month before surgery. Stomach virus or flu. Fever. Asthma attack or wheezing within two weeks before surgery. Chest pain which is worse than usual.
In cases where a medical operation was attempted but not completed due to unforeseen circumstances, you can bill for the work and resources invested up to the point of discontinuation using the appropriate CPT code.
Hospital has cancelled my surgery Common reasons include: an emergency surgery has taken priority over your scheduled surgery. lack of beds in the hospital. the surgeon is no longer available.
Why would a doctor cancel your surgery at preop? You are sick. (fevers, pneumonia, etc) High blood pressure. Abnormal labs. New information which shows increased risk. Medications which affect bleeding or anesthesia taken too close to surgery.
Some of the reasons your surgery maybe cancelled or postponed include: Incomplete or abnormal lab results. Failure to comply with pre-operative instructions. Availability of operating rooms and hospital beds. Physician, patient or family request. Patient illness.
The cancellation list is a list of all bookings that were once booked on a particular date which have now been cancelled.
Table 1. Reasons of cancellationCancellation% Lack of operating room time 59.7% Medical Reasons of the patient 10.8% Patient did not turned up 16.2% Change in surgical plan 5.4%2 more rows