Patient-reported harm following cancellation of planned surgery at a Danish university hospital: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate the prevalence and severity of patient-reported physical and non-physical harm following surgery cancellation.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

A large Danish university hospital.

Participants

Patients (≥18 years) from various surgical specialities, such as orthopaedic, spinal, abdominal, gynaecological, thoracic, vascular and urological surgery whose surgery was cancelled <2 weeks prior to the scheduled date due to hospital-related causes.OutcomePatient-reported physical and non-physical harm, defined as physical worsening, emotional strain and other consequences, measured using a patient-reported survey.

Results

We identified 785 patients whose surgery was cancelled from 1 December 2021 to 1 June 2022, of whom 436 (55

SUBMITTER: Viftrup A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11552578 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature