A patient-centred approach toward surgical wait times for colon cancer: a population-based analysis | Zendy

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A patient-centred approach toward surgical wait times for colon cancer: a population-based analysis

Author(s) -

Amy Gillis,

Matthew Dixon,

Andrew Smith,

Calvin Law,

Natalie G. Coburn

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

canadian journal of surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.609

H-Index - 64

eISSN - 1488-2310

pISSN - 0008-428X

DOI - 10.1503/cjs.026512

Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , logistic regression , magnetic resonance imaging , cancer surgery , general surgery , surgery , cancer , radiology

Administrative wait times reflect the time from the decision to treat until surgery; however, this does not reflect the total time a patient actually waits for treatment. Several factors may prolong the wait for colon cancer surgery. We sought to analyze the time from the date of surgical consultation to the date of surgery and any events within this time frame that may extend wait times.

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