Methods The panel developed and tested a collection of standardized clinical criteria for
setting priorities among patients awaiting hip and knee replacement. The criteria were …

Objectives: This study tested the reliability and validity of the Western Canada Waiting List
Project priority criteria score (PCS) for prioritizing patients waiting for hip and knee …

Methods Two studies were used to assess convergent and discriminant validity. In study 1,
consecutive patients on a waiting list for hip or knee arthroplasty were assessed by …

Background Recognizing the concerns about long waiting times to see some specialists in
Canada, and the burden this places on both primary care and specialist clinicians, the …

This study examines the relationship between clinical priority and duration on the waiting
list. Patients' priority is also compared from three different perspectives: the consultant at out …

Rationale and aims Total hip and knee replacements, usually, have long waiting lists. There
are several prioritization tools for these kind of patients. A new tool should undergo a …

Rationale and aims Among the problems to the publicly funded national health services are
the waiting lists. Patients who need elective surgery generally have long waiting times …

OBJECTIVES--To develop, from simple clinical factors, criteria to identify appropriate
patients for referral to a surgeon for consideration for arthroplasty, and to rank them in the …

Objective To investigate whether patients are prioritized for joint replacement surgery on the
basis of severity of osteoarthritis, pain and physical functioning. Method A total of 105 …

Objective The Western Canada Waiting List Project (WCWL) is a federally funded
partnership of 19 organizations, including medical associations, health authorities, ministries …