Cancellation List For Surgery In Texas
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However, there are a few valid reasons to cancel the day before or the morning of the procedure. You spike a fever, have trouble breathing, were involved in an accident, or have developed an infection. If you're sick or injured, your surgeon wants you to cancel for your health and the health of the surgical staff.
You can cancel the surgery, but if you decide you want surgery again, you will be back at the bottom of the waiting list. It's better to let the staff know early tomorrow if you are cancelling so they can book another patient in.
Yes, you can change your mind about surgery after signing consent forms. Informed consent means that you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time before the procedure, even if you have already signed the consent forms.
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
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.
If the cancellation occurred after the procedure was commenced, and was truly unavoidable, such as the patient developing an arrythmia after anesthesia was induced or the patient developing unrelenting hypotension when the femoral catheter was placed, then it is appropriate to bill the inpatient admission.
