Wait time from referral to confirmatory procedure, diagnosis and consult
| End point | Participating site (n patients, median wait time from referral to end point in business days, IQR) | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | ||
| Confirmatory imaging with CT | 9 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 34 |
| 8.0 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 14.0* | 13.0 | |
| 7.0–13.0 | 9.5–16.5 | 2.0–4.0 | 12.0–21.0 | 7.5–18.5 | |
| Confirmatory imaging with PET, MRI | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 14.0 | 34.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 28.0 | |
| 7.0–27.0 | 28.0–40.0 | 28.0–37.0 | 24.0–39.0 | 13.5–38.5 | |
| Confirmatory biopsy | 119 | 52 | 43 | 51 | 265 |
| 24.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 25.0 | |
| 15.0–36.0 | 15.0–29.0 | 19.0–36.0 | 21.0–54.0 | 16.0–36.0 | |
| Diagnosis | 119 | 52 | 43 | 51 | 265 |
| 27.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 32.0 | 27.0 | |
| 20.0–40.0 | 20.0–33.0 | 19.0–40.0 | 18.0–52.0 | 19.0–40.0 | |
| Consult | 119 | 50 | 30 | 45 | 244 |
| 33.0 | 29.0 | 33.0 | 55.0† | 35.0 | |
| 21.0–45.0 | 22.0–43.0 | 24.0–86.0 | 42.0–74.0 | 23.0–50.0 | |
| Target wait time from referral to diagnosis (refer to table 2) | Within 7–17 days | Within 7–14 days | Within 14–24 days | Within 14–21 days | |
| Target wait time from referral to consult (refer to table 2) | 7–28 days | 14–21 days | Within 28 days | Within 28 days | |
All associations significant at p<0.05.
*Median wait time significantly lower for sites A and C compared with site D.
†Median wait time significantly lower for sites A, B and C compared with site D.