Regional Wait Times for Patients With Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Southwestern Ontario.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) affects many Canadians. Although morbidity and mortality are rare, the burden to patients and the health-care system is significant. This study aims to evaluate current plastic surgery wait times and care pathways for patients with NMSC in Southwestern Ontario.

Methods

A retrospective chart review of 225 patients treated in Ontario from 2015 to 2018 was conducted. Inclusion criteria included patients with an NMSC managed with surgical excision. Referral information was compared. Primary outcomes were wait times: from referral to consultation, referral to excision, and consultation to excision. Data were analyzed using Student t test with equal variance.

Results

One-hundred forty-three patients were included from the aca

SUBMITTER: Fan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7016394 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature