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Table 1 Socio-demographic and other patient-related characteristics (n = 530)

From: Root causes of first-case start time delays for elective surgical procedures: a prospective multicenter observational cohort study in Ethiopia

Variables

Response

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

Gender

Male

Female

325

205

61.5

38.7

Age

≤ 2

2–18

18–44

45–64

≥ 65

17

85

280

94

54

3.2

16

52.8

17.7

10.2

ASA status

I

II

III

371

148

11

70

27.9

2.1

Waiting for family

Yes

No

20

510

3.8

96.2

Patient is not adherence to preoperative fasting

Yes

No

0

530

0

100

Patient is not come with ordered drugs/material

Yes

No

30

500

5.7

94.3

Patient’s OR waiting area arrival time

≤ 2

2-2.3

≥ 2.3

321

129

80

60.6

24.3

15.1