Prevalence and Predictors of Cancellation of Elective Surgical Procedures at a Tertiary Hospital in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Bivariate analysis of factors associated with cancellation of elective procedures in surgical wards at Mulago Hospital, Uganda.
Variable
Cancellation of surgery
Crude odds ratio
95% confidence interval
P-value
Yes
No
Patient’s age (years)
0–9
22 (19.1)
86 (30.2)
1
10–19
12 (10.5)
45 (15.8)
1.04
0.47–2.30
0.918
20–49
58 (50.4)
106 (37.2)
2.14
1.21–3.77
0.009
≥50
23 (20.0)
48 (16.8)
1.87
0.95–3.71
0.072
Patient’s sex
Female
39 (33.9)
92 (32.3)
1
Male
76 (66.1)
193 (67.7)
0.93
0.59–1.47
0.753
Surgical specialty
Breast and endocrine surgery
4 (3.5)
14 (4.9)
1
Cardiothoracic surgery
1 (0.9)
22 (7.7)
0.16
0.02–1.57
0.116
Ear, nose, and throat surgery
3 (2.6)
23 (8.1)
0.46
0.09–2.35
0.348
General surgery
6 (5.2)
18 (6.3)
1.17
0.28–4.94
0.834
Neurosurgery
29 (25.2)
33 (11.6)
3.08
0.91–10.40
0.071
Oromaxillofacial surgery
2 (1.7)
5 (1.8)
1.4
0.19–10.15
0.739
Orthopedic surgery
47 (40.9)
119 (41.7)
1.38
0.43–4.12
0.585
Pediatric surgery
8 (6.9)
30 (10.5)
0.93
0.24–3.62
0.921
Urological surgery
15 (13.1)
21 (7.4)
2.5
0.68–9.11
0.165
Operating theatre
Main operating theatre
41 (35.7)
80 (28.1)
1
Naguru pediatric theatrea
9 (7.8)
35 (12.3)
0.5
0.22–1.14
0.101
Spine theatre
13 (11.3)
30 (10.5)
0.85
0.40–1.79
0.662
Trauma theatre
12 (10.4)
40 (14.0)
0.59
0.28–1.24
0.16
Uganda Heart Institute theatreb
0 (0.00)
21 (7.4)
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Ward 7 theatrec
26 (22.6)
63 (22.1)
0.81
0.44–1.45
0.473
Uganda Cancer Institute theatre
14 (12.2)
16 (5.6)
1.71
0.76–3.84
0.196
aNaguru Hospital is a general hospital where pediatric surgical procedures performed by Mulago Hospital staff were conducted at the time of the study. bThere were no cancellations in the Uganda Heart Institute theatre, so no bivariate results could be estimated. cWard 7 is an orthopedic ward at Mulago Hospital with an attached operating theatre.
