Table 3 Assessment of time intervals in days, from diagnosis to systemic treatment of the study’s sample according to the pandemic period

Time between colonoscopy and surgery

Median (SD)

59.12 (48.76)

39.92 (44.76)

0.006^mw

Time between surgery and the date of the first oncological consultation

Median (SD)

57.56 (31.92)

45.02 (20.18)

0.001^mw

Time between colonoscopy and date of first oncological consultation

Median (SD)

70 (70)

47 (35)

0.659^mw

Time between the date of first oncological consultation and application to systemic treatment

Median (SD)

8.01 (15.09)

7.60 (16.33)

0.851^mw

Time between the date of request and beginning of systemic treatment

Median (SD)

25.45 (16.70)

20.71 (11.35)

0.020^mw

Total time between diagnostic colonoscopy and beginning of systemic treatment

Median (SD)

107 (35)

73 (29)

< 0.001^mw

Total time between diagnostic surgery and beginning of systemic treatment

Median (SD)

91.26 (36.84)

71.87 (23.40)

< 0.001^mw

Time between the first consultation and beginning of systemic treatment

Median (SD)

36.23 (42.18)

29.68 (25.24)

0.115^mw