Magnitude and factors of delayed first case incision time among elective surgical patients at tikur anbessa specialized hospital, addis ababa ethiopia, 2022/23: a hospital-based cross-sectional study

The magnitude of delayed first cases' incision time among elective surgery was high (56.5%) with a mean time of delayance of 33 min. Lack of anesthetics or adjuvants, late anesthesia induction, late arrival of the surgical team, surgical position other than supine, and surgery types were significantly associated factors. It is recommended to develop an improvement plan to minimize first-case incision time delayance and improve surgical efficiency among elective surgeries.