Elective Orthopaedic Surgery Cancellations: Insights into Avoidable and Unavoidable Causes, Consequences and Solutions
Avoidable reasons were responsible for many cancellations and may be prevented through improved communication with patients and between staff. Unavoidable reasons may have root causes which can be tackled.
Authors
- Kailash Devalia
- Aysha Rajeev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8103-1463)
- Sam Barrow
Institutions
- Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Newcastle Australia (AU)
- Newcastle University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Quality in Health Care
- Published
- 2026-03-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzag040
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00