Patient waiting time analysis for elective gynecologic surgeries in a tertiary training hospital in the Philippines: A retrospective cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to determine the median waiting time and assess the factors affecting patient waiting time and scheduling for elective gynecologic surgery in a tertiary training hospital in the Philippines.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of waiting times for elective gynecologic surgeries was performed. The different time intervals for each step of the process map were determined. Regression models were used to study the relationship between waiting time intervals and demographic data, consideration of malignancy, and surgeries performed.

Results

The median waiting time from the date of the first consult to surgery was 154 days. Patients with consideration of malignancy and pelvic organ prolapse had significantly longer intervals from the Waitlist Clinic

SUBMITTER: de Guzman GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9486574 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature