Table 2.
Overview of the activities in patients with gallstone disease at the Centers surveyed before the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Country (number of Centers)* | Type of health system | Number of patients with GD referred in one month | Number of patients with GD on the waiting list for cholecystectomy | Average time on the waiting list for cholecystectomy (days) | Number of cholecystectomies performed in one month | Number of cholecystectomies performed in ambulatory regimen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTRALIA (1) | Public health system with universal coverage | >20 | <50 | >30 | >20 | <25% |
| BELGIUM (3) | Mainly public health system, but without universal coverage | 10-20 (2) >20 (1) |
<50 (3) | <15 (1) 15-30 (1) NA (1) |
10-20 (1) >20 (2) |
<25% (2) 25–50% (1) |
| CHILE (1) | Mainly public health system, but without universal coverage | >20 | >100 | 15–30 | >20 | >75% |
| FRANCE (1) | Public health system with universal coverage | >20 | <50 | 15–30 | 10–20 | >75% |
| INDIA (3) | Mainly private health system | 10-20 (1) >20 (2) |
<50 (3) | <15 (3) | 10-20 (1) >20 (2) |
<25% |
| ITALY (8) | Public health system with universal coverage | <10 (3) 10-20 (4) >20 (1) |
<50 (7) >100 (1) |
15-30 (3) >30 (5) |
<10 (4) 10-20 (4) |
<25% (6) 25–50% (1) 75% (1) |
| NETHERLANDS (1) | Public health system with universal coverage | <10 | <50 | >30 | 10–20 | >75% |
| PAKISTAN (2) | Mainly public health system, but without universal coverage | >20 | <50 | 15–30 | >20 | <25% (1) >75% (1) |
| SAUDI ARABIA (2) | Public health system with universal coverage | >20 | <50 | 15-30 (1) >30 (1) |
>20 | <25% (1) 25–50% (1) |
| SINGAPORE (1) | Public health system with universal coverage | >20 | <50 | 15–30 | >20 | 25–50% |
| SPAIN (2) | Public health system with universal coverage | >20 | 50-100 (1) >100 (1) |
>30 | 10-20 (1) >20 (1) |
<25% |
| SWITZERLAND (2) | Public health system with universal coverage | >20 | <50 (1) 50-100 (1) |
<15 (1) >30 (1) |
10-20 (1) >20 (1) |
<25% (1) 25–50% (1) |
| UK (6) | Public health system with universal coverage | >20 (6) | 50-100 (2) >100 (4) |
>30 (6) | <10 (1) 10-20 (1) >20 (4) |
50–75% (2) >75% (4) |
| USA (3) | Mainly private health system | <10 (1) 10-20 (1) >20 (1) |
<50 (2) 50-100 (1) |
<15 (2) >30 (1) |
<10 (1) 10-20 (1) >20 (2) |
<25% (1) 50–75% (1) >75% (1) |
Abbreviations: GD, gallstone disease. *Number of Centers that participated in the survey for each Country. () = In brackets the number of responders for each Country.