Reducing Day of Surgery Cancellations via Electronic Prescreening Tool

A large percentage of scheduled surgical Cases were cancelled on the day of surgery (DOS). Most commonly, DOS cancellations were due to preventable reasons such as upper respiratory illness, NPO violations, legal issues/ missing documentation, or miscommunicated preoperative instructions. Cases cancelled on the DOS attributed to patient dissatisfaction, decreased accesses to surgical intervention for other patients, underutilized OR schedule blocks, and loss in revenue to the hospital. In order to address these issues an electronic prescreening tool was created and utilized for all preoperative patients.

Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - July 31, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Leticia Boutros, Deanna Wofford, Sharee Anzaldo, Mike Rokovich Tags: ASPAN National Conference Abstract Source Type: research