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Table 7 Waiting Times Assessment

From: Assessment of the current Canadian rhinology workforce

 

Maximal acceptable waiting time (weeks) (SD)

Percent of patients who receive surgery within maximal acceptable waiting times (SD)

Primary Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (CRS)

15 (8.5)

45% (38.9)

Revision Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (CRS)

16 (14.2)

44% (36.7)

Endoscopic resection of benign sinonasal neoplasms

11 (9.7)

63% (33.9)

Septoplasty

30 (31.7)

53% (37.7)

Endoscopic pituitary adenoma resection

10 (10.1)

55% (35.4)

Anterior Skull Base resection (benign)

10 (9.9)

60% (37.8)

Anterior Skull base resection (malignant)

4 (5.1)

66% (39.9)

Orbital Decompression (Grave’s)

8 (10.4)

60% (34.4)

  1. CRS - Chronic Rhinosinusitis.
  2. SD - Standard Deviation.