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Table 5 Scope of Practice

From: Assessment of the current Canadian rhinology workforce

OR days per week

 

 <1/week

17%

 1/week

42%

 2/week

39%

 3/week

2%

% of OR time dedicated to rhinology

 

 <25%

2%

 26%-50%

25%

 51%-75%

25%

 75%-99%

31%

 100%

17%

Current OR time

 

 Too much

0%

 Appropriate

58%

 Too little

42%

% of cases performed endoscopically

 

 1-20%

9%

 21-40%

6%

 41-60%

11%

 61-80%

11%

 81-100%

63%

% of cases performed with IGS

 

 0%

11%

 1-20%

20%

 21-40%

17%

4 1-60%

11%

 61-80%

9%

 81-100%

26%

 No IGS available

6%

Number of in office procedures per year

 

 None

42%

 1 to 20

20%

 20 to 40

16%

 40 to 60

8%

 Greater than 60

14%

Number of new rhinology consults per year (SD)

 

 Inpatient/ER

58 (22.3)

 In office

818 (152.3)

Number of operative procedures per year (SD)

 

 Primary Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (CRS)

73 (24.1)

 Revision Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (CRS)

59 (18.1)

 Endoscopic resection of benign sinonasal neoplasms

14 (3.9)

 Septoplasty

125 (40.4)

 Endoscopic pituitary adenoma resection

14 (5.1)

 Anterior Skull Base resection (benign)

4 (1.5)

 Anterior Skull base resection (malignant)

3 (1.3)

 Orbital Decompression (Grave’s)

2 (1.0)

  1. CRS - Chronic Rhinosinusitis.
  2. SD - Standard Deviation.
  3. IGS - Image Guidance System.