Thomas H F, Darvell R H
Canterbury and Thanet Health Authority District Headquarters, Ramsgate.
Br J Ophthalmol. 1991 Jan;75(1):28-30. doi: 10.1136/bjo.75.1.28.
The hospital case notes of 209 (98%) of the 213 patients placed on an adult ophthalmic surgical waiting list between mid 1984 and mid 1985 were reviewed. Information on referral sources, previous eye surgery, outpatient visits, and treatment up to the end of 1987 was recorded. The vital status of patients up to the end of 1988 was also ascertained. Waiting list patients (123 women, 86 men) were elderly (73% over 65 years) and most (70%) were listed for cataract surgery. By the end of 1987 (30-42 months after waiting list entry) 64% of all patients (and 56% of cataract patients) had received surgery under the care of the health authority. The remainder had either died (12%), received surgery elsewhere (7%), were still on the waiting list (7%), no longer wanted or were unfit for surgery (6%), or had left the district (4%). By the end of 1988 (42-54 months after waiting list entry) 28% of the original waiting list population had died.
对1984年年中至1985年年中列入成人眼科手术等候名单的213名患者中的209名（98%）的医院病例记录进行了审查。记录了转诊来源、既往眼部手术、门诊就诊情况以及截至1987年底的治疗情况。还确定了截至1988年底患者的生命状况。等候名单上的患者（123名女性，86名男性）年龄较大（73%超过65岁），大多数（70%）被列入白内障手术名单。到1987年底（列入等候名单30 - 42个月后），所有患者中的64%（白内障患者中的56%）在卫生当局的照料下接受了手术。其余患者要么已经死亡（12%），在其他地方接受了手术（7%），仍在等候名单上（7%），不再希望或不适合手术（6%），要么已经离开了该地区（4%）。到1988年底（列入等候名单42 - 54个月后），原来等候名单上28%的患者已经死亡。
