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Korean Journal of Anesthesiology 1995;28(4):584-589.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4097/kjae.1995.28.4.584   
The Causes of Delaying or Cancellation of the Elective Surgery in Pediatric Patients.
Chong Doo Park, Chong Seong Kim, Seong Deok Kim
Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 110-744, Korea.
Abstract
We examined the causes of delaying or cancellation of the elective surgery at Seoul National University Children's Hospital. The total numbers of pediatric patient for the elective surgery during September 1, 1994, to November 30, 1994, were 1287 and that of delaying or cancellation of surgery were 135. The fraction of medical causes of delaying of the elective surgery was 62.2%, and that of non-medical causes of the elective surgery was 36.3%, and 1.5% was unknown. The single most frequent cause was upper respiratory infection, 42.2% of total delays, and the second was that patient had not be admitted as 16.3%o of total delays. The third frequent cause was no indication for surgery as 6.7%, the fourths were fever and inadequate preparation for surgery (5.2%), and the sixth was that the patient had refused to give an informed consent (3.7%), etc.
Key Words: Pediatric; Delaying; Elective Surgery


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