ArticleHealth services research2006
Does wait-list size at registration influence time to surgery? Analysis of a population-based cardiac surgery registry.
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- The occurrence of adverse events in relation to time after registration for coronary artery bypass surgery: a population-based observational study.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2013Article
- Evaluation of supply-side initiatives to improve access to coronary bypass surgery.BMC health services research · 2012Article
- Socioeconomic differences in waiting times for elective surgery: a population-based retrospective study.BMC health services research · 2012Article
- Delay in admission for elective coronary-artery bypass grafting is associated with increased in-hospital mortality.BMC health services research · 2008Article
- Survival benefit of coronary-artery bypass grafting accounted for deaths in those who remained untreated.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2008Article
- Evaluation of booking systems for elective surgery using simulation experiments.Healthcare policy = Politiques de sante · 2008Article
- Using the Statecharts paradigm for simulation of patient flow in surgical care.Health care management science · 2008Article
- Cumulative incidence for wait-list death in relation to length of queue for coronary-artery bypass grafting: a cohort study.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2006Article
- Treating the right patient at the right time: Access to cardiac catheterization, percutaneous coronary intervention and cardiac surgery.The Canadian journal of cardiology · 2006Review
- Chances of late surgery in relation to length of wait lists.BMC health services research · 2005Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine whether the probability of undergoing coronary bypass surgery within a certain time was related to the number of patients on the wait list at registration for the operation in a publicly funded health system.
methodsA prospective cohort study comparing waiting times among patients registered on wait lists at the hospitals delivering adult cardiac surgery. For each calendar week, the list size, the number of new registrations, and the number of direct admissions immediately after angiography characterized the demand for surgery.
resultsThe length of delay in undergoing treatment was associated with list size at registration, with shorter times for shorter lists (log-rank test 1,198.3, p<.0001). When the list size at registration required clearance time over 1 week patients had 42 percent lower odds of undergoing surgery compared with lists with clearance time less than 1 week (odds ratio [OR] 0.58 percent, 95 percent, confidence interval [CI] 0.53-0.63), after adjustment for age, sex, comorbidity, period, and hospital. The weekly number of new registrations exceeding weekly service capacity had an independent effect toward longer service delays when the list size at registration required clearance time less than 1 week (OR 0.56 percent, 95 percent CI 0.45-0.71), but not for longer lists. Every time the operation was performed for a patient requiring surgery without registration on wait lists, the odds of surgery for listed patients were reduced by 6 percent (OR 0.94, CI 0.93-0.95).
conclusionFor wait-listed patients, time to surgery depends on the list size at registration, the number of new registrations, as well as on the weekly number of patients who move immediately from angiography to coronary bypass surgery without being registered on a wait list. Hospital managers may use these findings to improve resource planning and to reduce uncertainty when providing advice on expected treatment delays.
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