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Published on 3 de abril de 2023 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2023.03.2667
Efficiency estimation on the use of elective surgical theaters in the Chilean public health system from 2018 to 2021
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Total number of surgeries, institutions reporting elective procedures, and distribution by subspecialty between 2018 and 2021.
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| General surgery | 83 844 (28.2%) | 112 491 (27.0%) | 68 345 (26.3%) | 77 295 (26.0%) |
| Cardiovascular surgery | 10 253 (3.4%) | 15 416 (3.7%) | 10 626 (4.1%) | 11 573 (3.9%) |
| Maxillofacial surgery | 3971 (1.3%) | 6047 (1.5%) | 3680 (1.4%) | 4908 (1.6%) |
| Thoracic surgery | 1914 (0.6%) | 2700 (0.6%) | 2272 (0.9%) | 2623 (0.9%) |
| Orthopedics and Traumatology | 43 800 (14.7%) | 65 898 (15.8%) | 48 165 (18.6%) | 54 856 (18.4%) |
| Neurosurgery | 7568 (2.5%) | 11 426 (2.7%) | 7552 (2.9%) | 8030 (2.7%) |
| Otorhinolaryngology | 15 833 (5.3%) | 20 608 (4.9%) | 9345 (3.6%) | 10 945 (3.7%) |
| Ophthalmology | 36 228 (12.2%) | 67 086 (16.1%) | 37 708 (14.5%) | 45 715 (15.4%) |
| Obstetrics and Gynecology | 50 787 (17.1%) | 60 782 (14.6%) | 38 456 (14.8%) | 42 034 (14.1%) |
| Urology | 23 448 (7.9%) | 31 826 (7.6%) | 19 093 (7.3%) | 21 701 (7.3%) |
| Others | 20 046 (6.7%) | 22 059 (5.3%) | 14 316 (5.5%) | 17 862 (6.0%) |
| Total | 297 692 | 416 339 | 259 558 | 297 542 |
| N establishments1 | 94 | 99 | 96 | 98 |
N, number.
1N establishments: Number of establishments reporting elective surgeries.
Source: Prepared by the authors based on the study results.