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Table 4 Cross-sectional and retrospective mean waiting times

From: A model to prioritize access to elective surgery on the basis of clinical urgency and waiting time

 

Cross-sectional mean waiting time (days)

Retrospective mean waiting time (days)

Index day

A1

A2

B

C

D

A1

A2

B

C

D

01/08/2005

9

46

58

115

461

8

66

72

115

189

01/09/2005

7

42

71

114

414

-

80

76

135

185

01/10/2005

-

37

49

114

444

7

63

88

149

172

01/11/2005

13

28

45

113

429

7

42

77

169

184

01/12/2005

-

27

52

144

457

7

38

67

188

-

01/01/2006

7

31

54

110

485

8

60

86

212

-

01/02/2006

-

17

51

128

520

6

33

81

220

-

01/03/2006

4

19

52

74

484

10

25

55

179

-

01/04/2006

10

15

51

38

312

12

25

52

169

-

01/05/2006

-

18

38

46

340

14

29

68

159

-

01/06/2006

-

18

42

57

368

15

28

62

143

-

01/07/2006

-

25

38

81

400

13

30

64

195

-

01/08/2006

8

26

42

89

419

12

33

61

175

-

01/09/2006

11

24

57

101

467

6

35

57

157

-

01/10/2006

-

22

27

102

462

11

29

73

132

227

01/11/2006

1

22

31

103

490

9

28

68

130

-

01/12/2006

5

28

44

100

400

4

25

65

130

-

01/01/2007

7

33

48

71

353

8

37

68

142

-

01/02/2007

-

35

47

79

381

6

32

71

176

-

01/03/2007

5

40

54

93

309

3

38

82

162

-

Mean ± SD

7.2 ± 3.3

27.6 ± 8.9

48.5 ± 9.9

93.6 ± 27.0

419.7 ± 61.1

8.7 ± 3.3

38.8 ± 15.7

69.6 ± 10

161.8 ± 28.3

191.4 ± 20.9

Median

7

26

48

100

424

8

33

68

160

185

95% CI

          

From

5.17

23.5

42.9

80.9

391.2

7.1

31.4

65.0

149.0

165.5

To

9.33

31.8

52.2

106.3

448.3

10.3

46.1

74.3

175.1

217.3

  1. SD: Standard deviation. CI: Confidence interval. Mean waiting times were measured in days as cross sectional indexes, calculated among waiting patients at an index day (cross-sectional indexes), and in admitted patients (retrospective indexes).
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