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).