Table 3: Mean and median wait times for surgery.
Interval | Mean ± SD, d | Median (range), d |
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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) |