Waiting times (days) to bypass surgery in the New Zealand case series compared with those in a previous contemporary case series
| 1994–95 Christchurch, New Zealand (n = 324) | Ontario, Canada14(n = 8213) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waiting time (days) for all patients | ||||
| All (mean) | 232 (263) | 34 (42) | ||
| All (median) | 106 (22–383) | 17 (4–51) | ||
| Median waiting times (days) stratified by | ||||
| New Zealand score | % | Days | ||
| ⩽ 50 | 57 | 283 (96–516) | – | |
| 51–75 | 26 | 74 (16–196) | – | |
| > 75 | 17 | 12 (5–19) | – | |
| Ontario score | % | Days | % | Days |
| 2–3 | 17 | 12 (6–20) | 7 | 1 (0–4) |
| 3–4 | 8 | 18 (10–116) | 14 | 5 (2–9) |
| 4–5 | 17 | 112 (41–256) | 15 | 8 (3–25) |
| 5–6 | 38 | 180 (67–407) | 40 | 29 (8–62) |
| 6–7 | 20 | 433 (146–677) | 24 | 42 (18–77) |
| Within recommended time (Ontario urgency score) | ||||
| All | 26% | 79% | ||
| Ontario score ⩽ 3 | 5% | 62% | ||
| Ontario score ⩽ 5 | 21% | 77% | ||