Table 3. Urologist’s estimates of time beyond which delaying surgeries would harm patients.
Surgical priority tier* | N (%) |
---|---|
Priority 1 | |
Up to 1 month | 407(76.5) |
Up to 2 months | 93 (17.5) |
Up to 3 months | 29 (5.5) |
Up to 6 months | 3 (0.5%) |
Up to 12 months | 0 (0.0%) |
Priority 2 | |
Up to 1 month | 195 (36.7) |
Up to 2 months | 209 (39.2) |
Up to 3 months | 116 (21.8) |
Up to 6 months | 11 (2.1) |
Up to 12 months | 0 (0.0) |
Priority 3 | |
Up to 1 month | 116 (22.1) |
Up to 2 months | 139 (26.6) |
Up to 3 months | 187 (35.8) |
Up to 6 months | 78 (14.9) |
Up to 12 months | 3 (0.6) |
* = European Association of Urology surgical priority tier ( 15 ).