Surgery
Of the anesthesiology consults performed in Ontario, an average of
19.32% (range: 17.69–20.49%) of these consults were for patients who
did not proceed to surgery in the ensuing three months. Expanding the
post-consult window, averages of 18.58% (ensuing 4 months), 17.67%
(ensuing 6 months), and 16.15% (ensuing 12 months) did not proceed to
surgery. Looking specifically at the ensuing three month window, the
results were stable over time (Figure 2). Of patients who proceeded to
surgery, joint replacement and cataract surgeries were the most common
procedures (Table 3).