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Table 4 Nursing team and other hospital system-related characteristics

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 (%)

Nurse team was busy with other activity

Yes

No

11

519

2.1

97.9

Communication gap between the team

Yes

No

26

504

4.9

95.1

Inadequate overnight preparation

Yes

No

33

497

6.2

93.8

Difficulty Intravenous line in the morning of surgery

Yes

No

20

510

3.8

96.2

lack or malfunctioning OR materials

Yes

No

16

514

3

97

Patient given unclear instruction

Yes

No

25

505

4.7

95.3

Patient with abnormal investigation

Yes

No

60

470

11.3

88.7

Operating rooms are not free

Yes

No

8

522

1.5

98.5

delay Pharmacy supply in the morning of surgery

Yes

No

21

509

4.0

96.0