Same-day Cardiac Surgery Cancellation

NCT04386733 | Completed

• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,388
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators prospectively reviewed all same-day cancellations of elective and urgent in-patient adult cardiac surgical procedures from August 2017 to March 2018. Patients were divided into two groups: cancelled (C) and not cancelled (NC). Qualitative patient satisfaction survey was also undertaken.

Conditions

Surgery

Keywords

surgery cancellation; cardiac surgery; service improvement; patient satisfaction

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Frequency of cancelled cardiac surgery assessed by number of cancellations

  frequency and reason for same-day cancellations

  immediately after the cancellation of the same-day surgery

• Reasons for cancellation of cardiac surgery

  reasons for cancelled cardiac surgeries were checked in patients notes and recorded

  immediately after the cancellation of the same-day surgery

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Patient's satisfaction and reaction to the cancellation assessed by the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire

  throughout study completion, an average of 3 months

Study Arms (2)

Cancelled

all adult patients whose surgery was cancelled on the day of the planned procedure

Other: no intervention, it was an observational study which looked at the reasons for surgical cancellations

Non-cancelled

all adult patients whose surgery was not cancelled on the day of the planned procedure

Other: no intervention, it was an observational study which looked at the reasons for surgical cancellations

Interventions

no intervention, it was an observational study which looked at the reasons for surgical cancellations OTHER

the investigators observed how many patients had their surgeries cancelled and analysed the reasons of these cancellations

Cancelled; Non-cancelled

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult patients whose cardiac surgeries were scheduled at the St.Bartholomew's hospital during the study period

You may qualify if:

• adult patients who were scheduled for elective or urgent cardiac surgery

You may not qualify if:

• patients under the age of 18 or scheduled for an emergency cardiac surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

• St. Bartholomew's Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

St Bartholomew's Hospital

London, United Kingdom

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Patient Satisfaction

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 8 Months
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 4, 2020
• First Posted: May 13, 2020
• Study Start: August 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2018
• Study Completion: March 31, 2018
• Last Updated: May 13, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)