Table 2a.
Durations and delays among new and retreatment patients.
New (n = 49) | Retreatment (n = 15) | Entire cohort (n = 64) | |
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Total patient pathway | |||
Duration < 35 days | 32 (65%) | 9 (60%) | 41 (64%) |
Duration ≥ 35 days | 17 (35%) | 6 (40%) | 23 (36%) |
Mean in days (range) | 41 (1–164) | 38 (8–90) | 40 (1–164) |
Median in days | 27 | 26 | 27 |
First care seeking | |||
Duration < 15 days | 34 (69%) | 10 (67%) | 44 (69%) |
Duration ≥ 15 days | 15 (31%) | 5 (33%) | 20 (31%) |
Mean in days (range) | 15 (0–122) | 16 (0–61) | 15 (0–122) |
Median in days | 7 | 13 | 9 |
Diagnostic delay | |||
Duration < 15 days | 31 (63%) | 9 (60%) | 40 (62%) |
Duration ≥ 15 days | 18 (37%) | 6 (40%) | 24 (38%) |
Mean in days (range) | 24 (0–131) | 22 (1–71) | 23 (0 – 131) |
Median in days | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Treatment initiation | |||
Duration < 7 days | 44 (90%) | 15 (100%) | 59 (92%) |
Duration > 7 days | 5 (10%) | 0 | 5 (8%) |
Mean in days (range) | 2 (0–30) | 0 (0–5) | 2 (0–30) |
Median in days | 0 | 0 | 0 |