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Who gets priority? Waiting list assessment using a scoring system.

L E Harry1, J F Nolan, F Elender

  • 1Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Norfolk and Norwich NHS Healthcare Trust.

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
|July 27, 2000
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Waiting list duration does not correlate with clinical priority for hip or knee arthroplasty. Objective scoring systems, not time, should determine surgical priority to reflect patient pain and disability accurately.

Area of Science:

  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Health Services Research

Background:

  • Patient prioritization for elective surgery is complex.
  • Waiting list duration is often perceived as a factor in urgency, but clinical need is paramount.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the relationship between waiting list duration and clinical priority for hip and knee arthroplasty.
  • To compare clinical urgency assessments from different perspectives (consultant, general practitioner, long-waiters).

Main Methods:

  • A modified New Zealand priority criteria scoring system was used.
  • 222 patients awaiting primary hip or knee arthroplasty completed postal questionnaires.
  • Inter-rater reliability was assessed using the Kappa method.

Main Results:

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  • No correlation was found between waiting list duration and clinical scores (r=0.0).
  • Consultant and general practitioner assessments showed 'fair' agreement with the scoring system, while 18-month waiters showed 'very poor' agreement.
  • Hip and knee patient scores were not significantly different.

Conclusions:

  • Waiting list duration should not dictate priority for hip or knee arthroplasty.
  • Objective scoring systems can improve the accuracy of clinical priority assignment for surgical referrals.