Rates and waiting times of elective surgeries in Queensland: an aggregated data analysis by Indigenous status, 2013-2022.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare elective surgeries rates and waiting times between Indigenous and non-Indigenous patients in Queensland.

Design

Aggregated annual data analysis from July 2013 to December 2022 on elective surgeries and waiting times.

Setting

Public hospitals across Queensland.

Participants

All patients who had elective surgery in Queensland public hospitals between 2013 and 2022.

Measures

Rates and clinically recommended timeframes for elective surgeries.

Results

Between 2013 and 2022, the overall estimated average rate of elective surgeries for Indigenous patients was 286 per 100 000 population, compared with 221 per 100 000 for non-Indigenous patients. Indigenous patients had higher rates of most elective surgeries except plastic and urolog

SUBMITTER: Mahmoud I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12820846 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature