TABLE 4.
Wait times overall for teaching hospital- and community-based practices
|
Time, days |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| To consult | To procedure | Total wait | Same-day consult and procedure | |
| Overall | ||||
| SAGE (2008) | n=1824 92* (87–97) |
n=741 50* (45–55) |
n=741 155* (143–164) |
n=436 101* (87–116) |
| PAGE (2005) | n=3965 69 (66–71) |
n=846 37 (31–43) |
n=846 127 (116–140) |
n=852 55 (48–62) |
| Affiliation | ||||
| Teaching hospital (2008) | n=794 99† (91–107) |
n=311 62† (51–66) |
n=311 169† (150–182) |
n=216 113 (94–128) |
| Community (2008) | n=1020 83 (76–93) |
n=430 43 (36–50) |
n=430 143 (128–159) |
n=210 87 (78–109) |
Data presented as median (95% CI).
*
2008 significantly different from 2005 (P<0.05).
†
Teaching hospital affiliation significantly different from community-based practice (P<0.05). PAGE Practice Audit in GastroEnterolgy; SAGE Survey of Access to GastroEnterology