%0 Journal Article %T Factors Determining the Postponement of Schedule Gyneaco-Obstetric Surgery at CHUMEFJE in Libreville (Gabon) %A Pamphile Assoumou Obiang %A Jacques Albert Bang Ntamack %A Oph¨¦lia Makoyo %A Ulysse Minkobame %A Jean Pierre Malanda %A Anouchka Mewie %A Juvette Elsy Ntsame %A Robert Eya¡¯ama %A Ernest Junior Minto¡¯o %A Jean Fran£¿ois Meye %J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology %P 1699-1710 %@ 2160-8806 %D 2023 %I Scientific Research Publishing %R 10.4236/ojog.2023.1310143 %X The study aimed to identify factors causing delays in scheduled gynaeco-obstetric surgeries at CHUMEFJE in Libreville from January 2019 to July 2020. Through a 16-month observational survey, it was found that out of 346 scheduled procedures, 128 (36.4%) were postponed. Organizational issues in the operating theatre were responsible for 80.3% of these delays, with 95.3% being preventable. To enhance efficiency, improvements in operating theatre organization are recommended. %K Scheduled Gynaeco %K Obstetric Surgery %K Postponement %K Determining Factors %U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=128260