Table 2.

Summary of key dates collected for patients during the carotid endarterectomy pathway for North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT), Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) and Royal United Hospital Foundation Trust, Bath (RUH) combined

Key dates	Precentralisation (days)					Post-centralisation (days)
	(n)	(min–max)	median	IQR		(n)	(min–max)	median	IQR
Surgery	121	1–153	11	7–23		107	1–129	12	7–23
Referral	121	0–56	4	1–10		107	0–124	3	1–10
First scan	119	1–56	3	1–9		106	1–123	3	1–9
Surgical team review	120	0–47	2	0–4.75		120	0–47	2	0–4.75
Surgical team review to surgery	120	0–106	4	2–9		106	0–65	4	2–7
Referral to surgery	120	1–153	6	3–12		106	1–97	6	3–10