A comparison of waiting times for assessment and epilepsy surgery between a Canadian and a Mexican referral center.

Objective: To provide a comprehensive transnational overview of wait times for epilepsy surgery in Canada and Mexico.

Methods: We reviewed all cases referred for epilepsy surgery between 2007 and 2015 at the Saskatchewan Epilepsy Program Royal University Hospital (SEP) (n = 70; Saskatoon, Canada) and the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery (NINN) (n = 76; Mexico City, Mexico) and compared wait times, calculated as the time from diagnosis of epilepsy on assessment at an epilepsy center to epilepsy surgery.

Results: Mean wait times were similar across centers.