Table 2 Characteristics of included studies in the meta-analysis for the root causes of elective surgical case cancellation
Author/Year | Study year | Region | Study design | Cancelled elective surgical cases | Root causes | Prevalence | Study population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ayele AS et al./2019 [25] | February 1 to March 1, 2016 | Addis Ababa | Cross-sectional | 125 | Patient-related reasons | 13.6 | All elective surgical patients |
Medical-related reasons | 12 | ||||||
Administration- related reasons | 30.4 | ||||||
Surgeon-related reasons | 42.4 | ||||||
Emergency case priority | 1.6 | ||||||
Desta M et al./2018 [33] | March 1 to 30, 2018 | SNNPR | Cross-sectional | 146 | Patient-related reasons | 18.4 | All elective surgical patients |
Medical-related reasons | 11.6 | ||||||
Surgeon-related reasons | 23.4 | ||||||
Emergency case priority | 11.6 | ||||||
Administration- related reasons | 21 | ||||||
Anesthesia-related reasons | 14 | ||||||
Bekele M et al./2020 [24] | March 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019 | Addis Ababa | Cross-sectional | 226 | Administration- related reasons | 52 | All elective surgical patients |
Surgeon-related reasons | 11.1 | ||||||
Emergency case priority | 7.1 | ||||||
Anesthesia-related reasons | 2.7 | ||||||
Medical-related reasons | 17.7 | ||||||
Patient-related reasons | 9.4 |