title: Cancellations in elective joint surgery--are they avoidable?
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Ross
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D005260:Female; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000592:standards; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012606:Scotland; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014850:Waiting Lists