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Cancelled operations: a 7-day cohort study of planned adult inpatient surgery in 245 UK National Health Service hospitals.

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Abstract
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Cancellation of planned surgery impacts substantially on patients and health systems. This study describes the incidence and reasons for cancellation of inpatient surgery in the UK NHS.

Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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British journal of anaesthesia
Volume
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121
Issue
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4
Number of Pages
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730-738
ISSN Number
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0007-0912
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0007-0912(18)30565-8
DOI
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10.1016/j.bja.2018.07.002
Short Title
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Br J Anaesth
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