Reasons for cancellation of total knee arthroplasty surgery in NHS hospitals in the UK
One in four TKA cancellations occur at short notice. Most reasons relate to bed availability and patients not being fit for surgery, and are generalizable to other elective surgeries. There is an urgent need for targeted efficiency programmes and care pathways to prevent cancellations.
Authors
- Andrew J Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3185-1599)
- Wendy Bertram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8234-2052)
- Chloe E. H. Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0012-1596)
- Nick Howells (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8514-0322)
- Jagdeesh Nijjher
- Tom Kurien
- Paul Montgomery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8008-1370)
- Michael Richard Whitehouse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2436-9024)
- Jonathan Nicholas Lamb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0166-9406)
- Vikki Wylde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8460-1529)
- Jessica Falatoori
Institutions
- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (GB)
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (GB)
- North Bristol NHS Trust (GB)
- NHS Lothian (GB)
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Bone & Joint Journal
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.107b12.bjj-2024-1597.r2
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00