Research Article
Prevalence and Predictors of Cancellation of Elective Surgical Procedures at a Tertiary Hospital in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 4
Multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors associated with cancellation of elective procedures in surgical wards at Mulago Hospital, Uganda.
| Variable | Crude odds ratio | Adjusted odds ratio | 95% confidence interval | value |
| Patient’s age (years) | 0-9 | 1 | 1 | | | 10–19 | 1.04 | 0.87 | 0.37–2.07 | 0.752 | 20–49 | 2.14 | 1.92 | 0.96–3.85 | 0.064 | ≥50 | 1.87 | 2.08 | 0.92–4.67 | 0.077 |
| Surgical specialty | Breast and endocrine surgery | 1 | 1 | | | Cardiothoracic surgery | 0.16 | 0.23 | 0.02–2.34 | 0.212 | Ear, nose, and throat surgery | 0.46 | 0.68 | 0.13–3.59 | 0.646 | General surgery | 1.17 | 1.17 | 0.28–4.96 | 0.833 |
| Neurosurgery | 3.08 | 4.13 | 1.19–14.33 | 0.026 | Oromaxillofacial surgery | 1.4 | 1.53 | 0.21–11.18 | 0.675 | Orthopedic surgery | 1.38 | 1.76 | 0.54–5.69 | 0.346 | Pediatric surgery | 0.93 | 1.87 | 0.42–8.40 | 0.413 | Urological surgery | 2.5 | 3.31 | 0.89–12.33 | 0.074 |
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Bold typeface indicates statistical significance at . |