Table 3 Crude proportion of preoperative assessment clinic utilization by surgical division and distance category (number referred/number operated)
Surgical Division | 0–50 kilometers | 51–100 kilometers | 101–150 kilometers | 151–200 kilometers | 201–250 kilometers | >250 kilometers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All divisions | 65.5% (4581/6994) | 52.0% (318/612) | 38.7% (172/445) | 40.4% (275/680) | 30.3% (79/261) | 34.4% (177/514) |
General | 76.3% (1415/1854) | 66.2% (100/151) | 51.4% (37/72) | 44.1%) (41/93) | 45.7% (16/35) | 51.3% (39/76) |
Cardio/thoracic | 49.6% (670/1351) | 52.3% (67/128) | 34.6% (45/130) | 39.2% (91/232) | 29.4% (32/109) | 38.5% (62/161) |
Neurosurgery | 72.5% (665/917) | 57.1% (48/84) | 43.5% (47/108) | 56.5% (87/154) | 40% (18/45) | 37.7% (35/93) |
Orthopedic | 59.8% (503/841) | 52.4% (43/82) | 50.0% (17/34) | 30.6% (22/72) | 27.6% (8/29) | 26.3% (15/57) |
Obstetrics & Gynecology | 67.3% (922/1371) | 38.8% (47/121) | 29.2% (21/72) | 25.0% (22/88) | 16.0% (4/25) | 21.1% (19/90) |
Other* | 61.5% (406/660) | 28.3% (13/46) | 17.2% (5/29) | 29.3% (12/41) | 5.6% (1/18) | 18.9% (7/37) |