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 theatre^a	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 theatre^b	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.