The effectiveness of different patient referral systems to shorten waiting times for elective surgeries: systematic review

Table 5 The information required during referrals to triage surgical patients as discussed in selected studies

Requirements of the referral information to triage patients	Selected studies
Requirements of the referral information to triage patients	Damani et al., [38]	Gabbay et al., [39]	Coyle et al., [40]	Do et al., [42]	Logvinov et al., [41]	Diamant et al., [43]
1. Include relevant clinical details	√	√	√	√	√	√
2. Identify potential surgical candidate	√	√	√	√	√	√
3. Identify potential patients who need longer pre-op optimisation			√			√
4. Patients preferences for the scheduling time	√		√	√	√
5. Patient reported health conditions			√
6. Patient preference to change the surgeon	√				√

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