Indication | CCS wait time benchmarks | Specialist responses, N = 71 mean ± SD (median) | CR program responses, N = 92 mean ± SD (median) | ||||||
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 | Preferable | Acceptable | % of patients meeting preferable benchmark | % of patients meeting acceptable benchmark | Perception of appropriate # days wait | % of patients meeting preferable benchmark | % of patients meeting acceptable benchmark | Perception of appropriate # days wait | Perception of feasible # days wait |
CABG | 21-30 | 30-60 | 25.4 ± 25.0 (20) | 49.5 ± 31.5 (50) | 40.0 ± 20.7 (30) | 34.1 ± 36.5 (20) | 63.3 ± 32.8 (73)** | 30.0 ± 17.2 (30)* | 43.4 ± 30.9 (42)†††|
Valvular disease | 21-30 | 30-60 | 25.6 ± 25.6 (20) | 46.0 ± 31.6 (50) | 40.2 ± 20.2 (30) | 34.2 ± 36.5 (20) | 64.2 ± 33.6 (75)** | 29.2 ± 15.9 (30)** | 42.0 ± 31.6 (41)†††|
Percutaneous coronary intervention | 2-7 | 7-60 | 17.7 ± 24.7 (10) | 54.4 ±33.4 (60) | 20.5 ± 12.6 (14) | 21.8 ± 31.3 (7) | 68.1 ± 32.6 (75)* | 14.7 ± 12.5 (10)* | 31.7 ± 35.7 (20)†††|
Myocardial infarction | 7-30 | 30-60 | 34.1 ± 27.7 (30) | 54.0 ± 31.8 (50) | 28.2 ± 18.0 (30) | 37.5 ± 35.3 (30) | 58.5 ± 33.1 (60) | 20.6 ± 16.1 (17)* | 36.0 ± 35.3 (21)†††|
Heart failure | 7-30 | 30-60 | 25.3 ±24.4 (20) | 42.0 ± 33.2 (30) | 29.0 ± 17.9 (30) | 34.8 ± 35.8 (21) | 58.9 ± 36.0 (60)* | 17.5 ± 13.3 (14)*** | 30.5 ± 28.5 (22)††|
Stable angina | 7-30 | 30-60 | 30.1 ± 27.9 (20) | 43.5 ± 32.9 (40) | 34.2 ± 20.7 (30) | 39.9 ± 35.2 (30) | 58.1 ± 34.9 (60)* | 18.9 ± 17.9 (14)*** | 33.6 ± 36.9 (21)††|
Heart transplantation | 4-10 | 10-60 | 36.1 ± 40.6 (25) | 41.1 ± 40.4 (25) | 43.2 ± 125.5 (21) | 18.5 ± 28.6 (0) | 52.9 ± 39.9 (56) | 26.2 ± 19.0 (21) | 34.3 ± 22.0 (30)††|
Arrhythmias | 1-30 | 30-60 | 41.9 ± 121.7 (20) | 53.8 ± 118.5 (21) | 47.4 ± 104.3 (30) | 34.8 ± 35.0 (22) | 57.5 ± 35.0 (60)** | 18.0 ± 15.5 (14)*** | 36.0 ± 37.6 (21)†††|