A analysis was performed on 1716 pediatric surgical patients. Who were supposed to receive elective operations at Seoul National University Children's Hospital from March 2, 1991 to June 29, 1991.
@ES The results can be summarized as follows;
@EN 1) Overall cancelled ratio was 19.6%
2) Departmental distribution of delayed/cancelled eletive operations; Plastic surgery 27.0%, pediatric surgery 26.1% neurosurgery 20.3%, cardiothoracic surgery 18.1%, orthopedic surgery 18.0%, ENT 15.6% ophthalmology 13.9% and urology 13.8%.
3) Major causes of dalay/cancellation of elective operatios; Abnormal history and physical examination 54.3%, non-medical 35.0% and abnormal laboratory data only 10.7%.
4) Dtailed causative factors of dalay/cancellation of elective operations; URI 30.6%, notadmitted 27.9%, heavy schedule 5.9%, abnormal LFT 5.3%, FUO 4.2%, abnormal PTT/PT 2.4, arrhythmia and cardiac disease 2.4% and further diagnostic evaluation
needed
1.8%
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