Average annual number of surgical procedures and mean days of waiting (and ranges), per centre
| Type of surgery | All settings | University centres | Community centres | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Procedures/yr | Wait time, d | Procedures/yr | Wait time, d | Procedures/yr | Wait time, d | |
| Lung resection | 128 (20–325) | 29 (14–60) | 168 (20–325) | 30 (14–60) | 66 (30–100) | 27 (17–60) |
| Esophageal resection | 19 (0–70) | 28 (7–90) | 27 (0–70) | 31 (7–90) | 7 (0–12) | 24 (8–60) |
| Mediastinal resection | 13 (0–50) | 27 (5–60) | 18 (4–50) | 26 (5–60) | 5 (0–8) | 27 (17–48) |
| HH repair | 20 (0–60) | 155 (21–600) | 23 (0–60) | 126 (21–540) | 14 (3–40) | 203 (21–600) |
| Lung volume reduction | 1.6 (0–8) | 153 (18–600) | 2.5 (0–8) | 153 (18–600) | 0 | 0 |