Background The implementation of artificial intelligence technology in health care improves
disease prediction, classification, and diagnosis, benefiting both patients and healthcare …

Literature proposes numerous initiatives for optimization of the Operating Room (OR).
Despite multiple suggested strategies for the optimization of workflow on the OR, its patients …

Abstract Purpose of Review Operating rooms are critical financial centers for hospital
systems, with surgical care representing about a third of all health care spending. However …

Background Cancellation of planned surgery impacts substantially on patients and health
systems. This study describes the incidence and reasons for cancellation of inpatient …

Abstract Objective The French Society of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
[Société Française d'Anesthésie et de Réanimation (SFAR)] aimed at providing guidelines …

Background Cancellation of operation on the intended day of surgery affects the efficiency of
Operation Room which incurs a significant financial loss for the patient, hospital, and health …

Background Elective surgical case cancellation refers to any elective surgical case that is
the list on the day prior to surgery but not operated upon as scheduled. Case cancellation …

Abstract Background Lebanon, an Eastern Mediterranean country with a lower-middle
income status, that once boasted a health care system that was functional despite its …

Background: This study researched related causes that make scheduled surgeries canceled
not to be conducted and based on the research it is to derive issues in order to reduce …

Background Cancellations of cases are common; most of those cancellations are due to
avoidable causes. It is a major cause of psychological trauma for patients and their families …