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. 2016 Apr 28;4(2):E185–E193. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20150001

Table 3: Mean and median wait times for surgery.

Interval Mean ± SD, d Median (range), d
Time from referral from primary care physician to initial consultation with spine surgeon 199 ± 132 177 (11-644)
Time from initial consultation with spine surgeon to surgery 162 ± 109 140 (16-645)
Time from primary care physician referral to surgery 361 ± 173 349 (65-946)