Cancellation of operations in Saudi Arabian hospitals: Frequency, reasons and suggestions for improvements.

Objective: To identify the frequency and reasons of operations cancellation in 25 Makkah region hospitals in Saudi Arabia.

Methods: Retrospective evaluation of the rate of surgery cancellation in 25 hospitals of Makkah region was performed in this study. The data of scheduled surgeries from 15 different surgical specialties was collected from January to December 2013.