Abstract
The aim of this research was to identify the elective surgeries suspension rate and investigate the causes of its cancellation in general surgery service in highly complex hospital. Method: A descriptive, exploratory, prospective and quantitative study was conducted in a university hospital using data from scheduled and canceled elective surgeries in the period from July 2015 to July 2016, which were extracted from MV System. Results: 984 elective surgeries oncology were scheduled during one year, of which 423 (43.4%) were canceled. 258 (32.3%) cancellations occurred in the morning. The main reason for cancellation was related with the patient seen in 269 cases (63.6%). Conclusion: The number of cancellations was high, and the suspensions can and should be controlled and restricted. It is recommended the awareness of everyone involved in such a situation to which seeks a reduction in suspension rates and subsequently joint efforts to implement measures to restrict the most of this event.
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