Prostate wait times for surgery

  • Charts and Tables

    Charts and Tables

    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

    ProvinceMedian wait time (days)90th Percentile wait time (days)
    BC2973
    AB3987
    SK43105
    MB--
    ON3685
    QC3485
    NB2659
    NS5674
    PE2794
    NL3264

    "-" 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 specifications

    Data specifications

    Data and measurement considerations

    • The results presented here are based on data provided by the provinces to the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). The data include men 18 years and older with proven or suspected prostate cancer (new, recurrent, metastatic) who had surgery to treat or manage prostate cancer. It excludes patients who only had a biopsy, who only received neo-adjuvant therapy (i.e., given before the main treatment) and who were emergency cases.
    • The definition of prostate cancer cases, cancer surgeries and start date may vary across provinces. See figure footnotes and refer to CIHI’s Wait Times website (http://waittimes.cihi.ca/All/prostate) for more details.

    Wait times for surgery

    • Definition: Median and 90th percentile surgery wait times for prostate cancer (men aged 35 and older), measured in days
    • Measures: a. Median wait time (days); b. 90th percentile wait time (days)
    • Data source: Canadian Institute of Health Information (CIHI)
    • Measurement timeframe: 2014 treatment year
    • Stratification variables: Province
    • Provinces/territories with data available: BC, AB, SK, ON, QC, NB, NS, PE and NL
    • Province-specific notes: 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.
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