JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
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To find the causes of operating room cancellation in patients attending preoperative anaesthesia clinic and scheduled for surgery at our institution. ⋯ Most of the patient related factors were found to be uncontrollable. Anaesthetic related cancellations might be reduced with better communication between anaesthetist themselves and the surgeons. Overbooking of cases and other administrative issuescan be reduced with better organizational strategies