| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | Total |  | |||||
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Reason* | Sum | % | Sum | % | Sum | % | Sum | % | Sum | % | Sum | % |
1. Planned surgery was transferred | 614 | 6.2 | 429 | 4.3 | 430 | 4.4 | 859 | 8.7 | 553 | 5.6 | 2885 | 29.3 |
2. Patient refrained from surgery | 350 | 3.5 | 338 | 3.4 | 279 | 2.8 | 356 | 3.6 | 349 | 3.5 | 1672 | 17 |
3. Patient refrained from surgery for social reasons | 254 | 2.5 | 381 | 3.8 | 308 | 3.1 | 353 | 3.6 | 325 | 3.3 | 1621 | 16.5 |
4. Incomplete pre-operative preparations | 154 | 1.5 | 289 | 2.9 | 205 | 2.1 | 282 | 2 | 251 | 2.6 | 1181 | 12 |
5. Changes to the scheduled surgical programme | 148 | 1.5 | 109 | 1.1 | 136 | 1.4 | 314 | 3.2 | 162 | 1.6 | 869 | 8.8 |
6. On-going infection | 157 | 1.6 | 144 | 1.5 | 170 | 1.7 | 114 | 1.2 | 101 | 1 | 686 | 7 |
7. Medical reasons | 52 | 0.5 | 95 | 1 | 84 | 0.9 | 116 | 1.2 | 142 | 1.4 | 488 | 5 |
8. Lack of personnel | 56 | 0.6 | 37 | 0.4 | 35 | 0.4 | 74 | 0.8 | 53 | 0.5 | 255 | 2.6 |
9. Patient deceased or pregnant | 19 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.2 | 17 | 0.2 | 32 | 0.3 | 11 | 0.1 | 95 | 1 |
10. Missing equipment | 6 | 0.1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 0.2 | 15 | 0.1 | 43 | 0.4 |
11. Lack of ward space | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0.1 | 24 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0.4 |
 | 1814 | 18.4 | 1851 | 18.8 | 1692 | 17.2 | 2517 | 25.6 | 1962 | 19.9 | 9836 | 100 |