Communication after cancellations in orthopaedics: The patient perspective

Table 1 Patient responses per age group

Age group (yr)	< 25	26-50	51-75	76-100
Satisfied	3	8	15	8
Not satisfied	3	7	8	9
Doctor:Nurse notification	2:3 (1 NN)	4:8 (3 NN)	8:15 (1 NN)	7:6 (4 NN)
P value	P > 0.05	P > 0.05	P = 0.0194	P > 0.05
Fisher Exact Test			Significant

NN: No notification.

Table 2 Male:female responses and frequency of satisfaction

Sex	Male	Female
Number of patients	34	31
Satisfied	18	17
Not satisfied	16	14
P value	P > 0.05
Fisher Exact Test