Time to elective surgery and its predictors after first cancellation at Debremarkos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT: Canceling elective surgical procedures is quite common throughout Ethiopia. Despite this, there is limited evidence about the time to elective surgery after cancellation in the country. Thus, the current study aimed to determine the time to elective surgery and its predictors after the first cancellation. An institution-based retrospective follow-up study was conducted on 386 study participants at Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, between September 1, 2017, and August 31, 2022. Utilizing a checklist, data were retrieved. To choose study participants, systematic random sampling was employed. Epi-Data version 3.1 and STATA version 14.1 were utilized. Kaplan-Meier curves and log-rank tests were employed. The Cox proportional hazard model was fitted. The mean

SUBMITTER: Abiyu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10793890 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature