Factors Affecting Surgical Delay: A Case Study of One of General Hospital at Jeddah City | Chapter 13 | Current Trends in Disease and Health Vol. 3
This research is a descriptive analytical study
investigating the factors affecting surgical delay in the surgical department
at one of general (public) hospital at Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia. The research
proposes and tests four independent variable factors affecting surgical delay.
These factors are: clinical, administrative, hospital capabilities and care givers,
while surgical delay is the dependent variable. In order to explore this issue,
a quantitative method was used to collect primary data through designing a
self-administered questionnaire, which was administered at the hospital. The
research targeted the surgical department’s doctors at the hospital, who are
the decision makers with regards to surgeries in their specialties; they total
106 doctors, and because of the small number of the research population the
total number was taken as the research sample. The research retrieved 91 valid
questionnaires (96.46%). Results show that the four factors are significantly
important, demonstrating a positive statistical relationship between the four
factors and surgical delay. This research recommends activating the clinical
coordinators’ position in all surgical departments in turn, to improve the
communication channels between all the concerned departments and the patients
in order to run out the patients’ appointments and surgery booking. Moreover,
it is vital to frame, develop and manage all the surgical waiting lists in all
surgical departments for easy access and control.
Author(s) Details
Baragaba Amani
Department of Bed Management, King Abdulaziz Medical
City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Alsharqi Omar
Department
of Health Services and Hospital Administration, Faculty of Economics and
Administration, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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