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Trends in wait times for scheduled surgeries in British Columbia.

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Titel: Trends in wait times for scheduled surgeries in British Columbia.
Autoren: Hunter, Olivia F.1, Luthra, Shreya2, Souaiaia, Tade3, Kroeker, Jenna4, Joos, Emilie5, Joharifard, Shahrzad6
Quelle: British Columbia Medical Journal. Jul/Aug2025, Vol. 67 Issue 6, p210-216. 7p.
Schlagwörter: *COVID-19 pandemic, *UNIVERSAL healthcare, *SMALL cities, *ORTHOPEDIC surgery, *CITIES & towns
Abstract: Background: Canada has substantially longer surgical wait times than several other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member countries with universal health care. In British Columbia, lengthy surgical wait times are an ongoing problem. Methods: We used the BC Surgical Wait Times database to examine trends in wait times and surgical demand across hospitals (n = 59), cities, surgical specialties, and health authorities in BC from 2009 to 2022. Results: In general, small hospitals had the shortest wait times. Before 2013 and after 2018, medium-sized hospitals generally had longer wait times than large hospitals. Small and medium-sized cities generally had the longest wait times, and rural communities had the shortest. There were no trends in wait times by health authority. Demand was highest in small hospitals, rural communities, and the Interior Health Authority; it was lowest in large hospitals, large cities, and the Provincial Health Services Authority. Across all specialties, otolaryngology, orthopaedic surgery, and plastic surgery had the longest wait times, while neurosurgery and thoracic surgery had the shortest. Demand for ophthalmology was almost eightfold that of any other specialty. Spikes in wait times and decreases in demand occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic across almost all analyses. Conclusions: Overall, our analysis suggests that demand does not predict wait times for scheduled surgery in BC. Further investigation should be conducted to better understand predictors of wait times in BC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:Background: Canada has substantially longer surgical wait times than several other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development member countries with universal health care. In British Columbia, lengthy surgical wait times are an ongoing problem. Methods: We used the BC Surgical Wait Times database to examine trends in wait times and surgical demand across hospitals (n = 59), cities, surgical specialties, and health authorities in BC from 2009 to 2022. Results: In general, small hospitals had the shortest wait times. Before 2013 and after 2018, medium-sized hospitals generally had longer wait times than large hospitals. Small and medium-sized cities generally had the longest wait times, and rural communities had the shortest. There were no trends in wait times by health authority. Demand was highest in small hospitals, rural communities, and the Interior Health Authority; it was lowest in large hospitals, large cities, and the Provincial Health Services Authority. Across all specialties, otolaryngology, orthopaedic surgery, and plastic surgery had the longest wait times, while neurosurgery and thoracic surgery had the shortest. Demand for ophthalmology was almost eightfold that of any other specialty. Spikes in wait times and decreases in demand occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic across almost all analyses. Conclusions: Overall, our analysis suggests that demand does not predict wait times for scheduled surgery in BC. Further investigation should be conducted to better understand predictors of wait times in BC. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:00070556