Surgery suspensions in a public hospital in the Federal District

Abstract

Objectives: Measure the rate of surgical suspension, demonstrate, categorize, and identify surgical cancellations in a public hospital in the Federal District. Method: This is a descriptive study, with a quantitative approach, and retrospective in a surgical center of a public hospital in the Federal District from January to December 2019. Result: During the study period, there were 2,538 scheduled surgeries of an elective character, of these, 1,972 and 566 were suspended, totaling an annual surgical suspension rate of 22.3%. The most prominent reasons were related to the health unit 379 (67.0%), with the main reason being the increase in hours, with 128 (22.6%). Regarding the patient of the 187 (33.0%) suspensions, the unfavorable clinical conditions accounted for 82 (14.5%). Conclusion: The study allowed a situational analysis of the hospital, emphasizing the importance of recording reliable and complete information so that it can monitor surgical suspension indicators continuously and with a view to reducing the suspension rate, increasing the quality of service provided and consequent minimization of inconvenience caused to clients, family and institution.