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11393741

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-6-6
pubmed:abstractText
In this paper, we attempt to determine whether delays in scheduling operation affect waiting time in a queue for elective surgery. We analyze the waiting-list management system in a Canadian hospital. We estimate the impact of scheduling delays by modeling access to treatment as a multistate process. We found that patients with any delay in scheduling surgery had longer waiting times than patients without delays. For certain sources of delays, the admission rate was 50-60% lower compared with the rate for admissions without a delay independent of urgency of surgical intervention. Our findings support a concern that waiting time for elective surgery is not simply determined by how many patients are on the waiting list, or by how urgently they need treatment, but also by the waiting list management practice.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1386-9620
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
4
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
125-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Modeling and analysis of multistate access to elective surgery.
pubmed:affiliation
Queen's Health Policy Research Unit, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada. bs9@post.queensu.ca
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't