In 2015–16 almost 712,000 patients were admitted to Australian public hospitals from elective surgery waiting lists, either as elective or emergency admission, according to this report from the AIHW, Elective Surgery Waiting Times 2015-16: Australian hospiital statistics
Admissions from public hospital elective surgery waiting lists has increased by 2.4% on average each year since 2011. The most common surgical specialties for admitted patients were General surgery and Orthopaedic surgery, accounting for 38%. The most common surgical procedure for admissions from public hospital elective surgery waiting lists was Cataract extraction.
Between 2011–12 and 2015–16 (excluding the Australian Capital Territory), the overall median waiting time was relatively stable and was 37 days in the most recent report.
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