Table 3.
Time to advice and treatment.
| Variable | Total SSC n = 1307 |
Matched SSC n = 481 |
2020 VLC n = 108 |
p-Value | 2016 VLC n = 400 |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median time from referral to dermatologist advice (SD, range) | 4.0 days (2.8, 0–19) | 5.0 days (2.6, 0–16) | 42.0 days (29.3, 16–184) | <0.001 | 50.0 days (43.0, 17–313) | <0.001 |
| Median time from referral to triage (SD, range) | N/A | N/A | 2.0 days (2.2, 1–15) | <0.001 | 3.0 days (2.3, 2–25) | <0.001 |
| Median wait time from referral to VLC clinic (SD, range) | N/A | N/A | 26.0 days (29.9, 0–173) | 43.0 days (40.0, 1–308) | ||
| Median time from advice to definitive treatment (SD, range) | N/A | 21.5 days (52.4, 0–236) n = 102 |
45.0 days (38.7, 4–142) n = 28 |
0.76 | 60.0 days (60.8, 2–365) n = 104 |
<0.001 |
| Median time from referral triage to definitive treatment (SD, range) | N/A | 21.5 days (52.4, 0–236) | 94.0 days (48.1, 25–194) | <0.001 | 112.0 days (68.0, 30–378) | <0.001 |
SSC—suspected skin cancer pathway; VLC—virtual lesion clinic; SD—standard deviation; N/A—not applicable.