Prevalence and Predictors of Cancellation of Elective Surgical Procedures at a Tertiary Hospital in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of 400 patients scheduled for elective procedures in surgical wards at Mulago Hospital, Uganda.
Variable
Frequency
Percentage (%)
Patient’s age (years)
0-9
108
27.0
10–19
57
14.2
20–49
164
41.0
≥50
71
17.8
Patient’s sex
Female
131
32.7
Male
269
67.3
Surgical specialty
Breast and endocrine surgery
18
4.5
Cardiothoracic surgery
23
5.8
Ear, nose, and throat surgery
26
6.5
General surgery
24
6.0
Neurosurgery
62
15.5
Oromaxillofacial surgery
7
1.8
Orthopedic surgery
166
41.5
Pediatric surgery
38
9.5
Urological surgery
36
9.0
Operating theatre
Main operating theatre
121
30.3
Naguru pediatric theatrea
44
11.0
Spine theatre
43
10.8
Trauma theatre
52
13.0
Uganda Cancer Institute theatre
30
7.5
Uganda Heart Institute theatre
21
5.3
Ward 7 theatreb
89
22.3
aNaguru Hospital is a general hospital where pediatric surgical procedures performed by Mulago Hospital staff were conducted at the time of the study. bWard 7 is an orthopedic ward at Mulago Hospital with an attached operating theatre.