Counting the cost of cancelled surgery: a system wide approach is needed

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. Electronic address: Michael.Gillies@ed.ac.uk.
² Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Anesthesia, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
³ Surgical Informatics, Centre for Medical Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

Editorial

M A Gillies et al. Br J Anaesth. 2018 Oct.

. 2018 Oct;121(4):691-694.

doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.08.002. Epub 2018 Sep 7.

¹ Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK. Electronic address: Michael.Gillies@ed.ac.uk.
² Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; Department of Anesthesia, Toronto General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
³ Surgical Informatics, Centre for Medical Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.

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Cancelled operations: a 7-day cohort study of planned adult inpatient surgery in 245 UK National Health Service hospitals.
Wong DJN, Harris SK, Moonesinghe SR; SNAP-2: EPICCS collaborators; Health Services Research Centre, National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia; Study Steering Group; Net Solving Limited; Trainee Research Networks; Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board; Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Airedale NHS Foundation Trust; Aneurin Bevan Health Board; Ashford & St Peters NHS Foundation Trust; Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust; Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Barts Health NHS Trust; Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bedford Hospital NHS Trust; Belfast Health and Social Care Trust; Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust; Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bolton Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust; Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Central Manchester Universi… See abstract for full author list ➔ Wong DJN, et al. Br J Anaesth. 2018 Oct;121(4):730-738. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2018.07.002. Epub 2018 Sep 7. Br J Anaesth. 2018. PMID: 30236235

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