The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Wait-Times for Ophthalmic Surgery in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Study.

Objective: To investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on case volumes and wait-times for ophthalmic surgery in Ontario, Canada.

Design: Population-based retrospective cohort study.

Participants: Patients undergoing ophthalmic surgery in Ontario, Canada, from 2010 to 2021, collected from the Ontario Health Wait Times Information System (WTIS) database.

Demographic trends of patients undergoing ophthalmic surgery in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study.

Objective: In this study, we investigated the demographic trends of patients undergoing ophthalmic surgeries based on geographic region, priority level, and sex.

Methods And Analysis: This population-based retrospective cohort study used the Ontario Health Wait Times Information System (WTIS) database from 2010 to 2021. The WTIS contains non-emergent surgical case volume and wait time data for 14 different regions, three priority levels (high, medium and low) and six ophthalmic subspecialty procedures.

Cancer surgery cancellation: incidence, outcomes and recovery in a universal health care system.

Background: Cancer surgery cancellation can have negative consequences for the patient, the surgeon and the health care system. There is a paucity of literature on cancer surgery cancellation and its association with wait times, perioperative outcomes, survival and costs of care. Therefore, the objective of this study was to determine the incidence of same-day cancer surgery cancellation in a universal health care context and its association with short and long-term outcomes.