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Can preoperative anesthesia consultation clinic help to reduce operating room cancellation rate on the day of surgery?

Rasoul Farasatkish, 1 Nahid Aghdaii, 1 Rasoul Azarfarin, 2 Froozan Yazdanian1.


Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the role of “pre-anesthesia consultation clinic” in reducing operating
room cancellation.
Methods: We prospectively studied cancellation rate of 1716 scheduled cases for open heart
surgery during a four months period. Of these, 866 cases were scheduled for operation before
establishment of pre-anesthesia consultation clinic (Group 1) and 850 cases scheduled for
after that (Group 2). The data collected included patient age, ASA physical status and date of
the preoperative assessment.
Results: Of 1716 patients studied, 15.93% of cases were cancelled. Cancellation rate in
Group 1 was 16.8% and in Group 2 it was 13.29% (p=0.046). The most common cause of
cancellation in the two groups was incomplete medical work-up (32%). The percentage of
incomplete medical work-up as an important cause of cancellation in group1 was 19.8% and
in group 2 it was 12.6%.
Conclusion: Most common cause of surgery cancellation in two groups was incomplete
medical work-up, and was higher in group1 than group 2. Therefore, pre-anesthesia
consultation would minimize cancellation rate on the day of surgery. (Rawal Med J 2009;34:
26-28).

Key words: Pre-anesthesia evaluation, cancellation rate, consultation clinic, cardiac surgery.


 
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Farasatkish R, Aghdaii N, Azarfarin R, Yazdanian F. Can preoperative anesthesia consultation clinic help to reduce operating room cancellation rate on the day of surgery?. RMJ. 2009; 34(1): 26-28.

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Farasatkish R, Aghdaii N, Azarfarin R, Yazdanian F. Can preoperative anesthesia consultation clinic help to reduce operating room cancellation rate on the day of surgery?. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=7212 [Access: October 30, 2025].

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Farasatkish R, Aghdaii N, Azarfarin R, Yazdanian F. Can preoperative anesthesia consultation clinic help to reduce operating room cancellation rate on the day of surgery?. RMJ. 2009; 34(1): 26-28.


Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Farasatkish R, Aghdaii N, Azarfarin R, Yazdanian F. Can preoperative anesthesia consultation clinic help to reduce operating room cancellation rate on the day of surgery?. RMJ. (2009), [cited October 30, 2025]; 34(1): 26-28.


Harvard Style

Farasatkish, R., Aghdaii, . N., Azarfarin, . R. & Yazdanian, . F. (2009) Can preoperative anesthesia consultation clinic help to reduce operating room cancellation rate on the day of surgery?. RMJ, 34 (1), 26-28.


Turabian Style

Farasatkish, Rasoul, Nahid Aghdaii, Rasoul Azarfarin, and Froozan Yazdanian. 2009. Can preoperative anesthesia consultation clinic help to reduce operating room cancellation rate on the day of surgery?. Rawal Medical Journal, 34 (1), 26-28.


Chicago Style

Farasatkish, Rasoul, Nahid Aghdaii, Rasoul Azarfarin, and Froozan Yazdanian. "Can preoperative anesthesia consultation clinic help to reduce operating room cancellation rate on the day of surgery?." Rawal Medical Journal 34 (2009), 26-28.


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Farasatkish, Rasoul, Nahid Aghdaii, Rasoul Azarfarin, and Froozan Yazdanian. "Can preoperative anesthesia consultation clinic help to reduce operating room cancellation rate on the day of surgery?." Rawal Medical Journal 34.1 (2009), 26-28. Print.


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Farasatkish, R., Aghdaii, . N., Azarfarin, . R. & Yazdanian, . F. (2009) Can preoperative anesthesia consultation clinic help to reduce operating room cancellation rate on the day of surgery?. Rawal Medical Journal, 34 (1), 26-28.


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