| Mean wait time ± SD, d | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To | |||||||
| From | Orientation | Nursing | Social work | Nutrition | Psychology, psychiatry | Surgical consult | Surgery |
| Referral | 203 ± 150 (162, 219, −) | − | − | − | − | − | − |
| Orientation | − | 49 ± 55 (29, 54, −) | 43 ± 103 (19, 63, −) | 59 ± 132 (34, 174, −) | − | − | − |
| Nursing | − | − | 19 ± 41 (3, 20, 86) | 19 ± 38 (5, 34, 21) | 24 ± 30 (17, 31, −) | 50 ± 50 (34, 54, 64) | − |
| Social work | − | 23 ± 28 (12, 26, −) | − | 43 ± 53 (12, 45, 131) | 32 ± 37 (16, 39, 51) | 37 ± 37 (13, 45, −) | − |
| Nutrition | − | 42 ± 62 (30, 54, −) | 37 ± 36 (36, 39, −) | − | 22 ± 38 (18, 22, 42) | 65 ± 63 (17, 75, 94) | − |
| Psychology, psychiatry | − | 18 ± 16 (11, 41, −) | 47 ± 55 (51, 34, 125) | 45 ± 64 (39, 44, 82) | − | 61 ± 83 (15, 49, 168) | 68 ± 55 (14, 76, 119) |
| Surgical consult | − | − | 52 ± 64 (15, 61, 84) | 61 ± 95 (5, 46, 334) | 40 ± 34 (6, 58, −) | − | 66 ± 60 (36, 62, 92) |
*Highlighted cells represent the standard path through the program. After referral and orientation, a patient proceeds through a series of preoperative assessments before undergoing bariatric surgery.