Monday 28 / October / 2024
Muscat: Five surgery cases on average were cancelled every day at Ibri Regional Hospital, according to a new report.
Out of the 4,814 surgery cases that were scheduled between January and December 2014 at the Ibri Regional Hospital, 1,235 (26%) were cancelled.
Ibri Regional Hospital has 270-beds for its patients with four operating rooms, including one designated solely for obstetrics and gynaecology cases.
The study, which was published in Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal in August 2016, said patient no-shows were the most prevalent reason for surgical cancellation (63%), followed by surgical reasons. (17%) In contrast, OT-associated reasons were responsible for only 2% of cancellations.
