Tag: surgical wait times

Study: Burn severity drives surgery timing

Editor's Note Patients with more severe burns are more likely to undergo early surgical intervention, according to a May 27 report in Physician’s Weekly summarizing a multicenter cohort study published in Burns Open. The study was based on 3,291 adult cases from three burn centers between 2009 and 2021 According…

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By: Matt Danford
May 29, 2025
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Study: Centralized waitlists slash joint replacement wait times

Editor's Note According to a May 2025 Canadian Medical Association Journal study, creating centralized waitlists for hip and knee replacements can cut surgical wait times without increasing costs or expanding OR capacity, CBC News May 20 reports. The study, led by David Urbach, MD, MSC, head of the surgery department…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
May 21, 2025
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