Figure 4.8
Median and 90th percentile surgery wait times from booking date to surgery for prostate cancer, by province — 2014
"-" Data not available.
AB: Includes biopsies as the sole procedures; includes patient unavailable days; includes neo-adjuvant therapy.
SK: Includes radical prostatectomy cases only.
ON: Includes endoscopic cases.
QC: Start date is the date the surgeon signs the surgical request.
PE: Includes emergency cases; includes days when the patient was unavailable.
NL: Excludes suspected cases.
Data source: Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI).
Data Table
Province | Median wait time (days) | 90th Percentile wait time (days) |
---|---|---|
BC | 29 | 73 |
AB | 39 | 87 |
SK | 43 | 105 |
MB | - | - |
ON | 36 | 85 |
QC | 34 | 85 |
NB | 26 | 59 |
NS | 56 | 74 |
PE | 27 | 94 |
NL | 32 | 64 |
"-" Data not available.
AB: Includes biopsies as the sole procedures; includes patient unavailable days; includes neo-adjuvant therapy.
SK: Includes radical prostatectomy cases only.
ON: Includes endoscopic cases.
QC: Start date is the date the surgeon signs the surgical request.
PE: Includes emergency cases; includes days when the patient was unavailable.
NL: Excludes suspected cases.
Data source: Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI).