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Published on 1 de octubre de 2025 | http://doi.org/10.5867/medwave.2025.09.3106

Analysis of the surgical waiting list for conditions not covered by the Explicit Health Guarantees in orthopedics and traumatology in Chile

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Number of orthopedic and traumatology procedures on the surgical waiting list not covered by EHG.
Healthcare serviceOT1Total2%3Rank OT4Position 1Position 25Position35
Metropolitano Occidente440412 655 34.8% 1Orthopedics and traumatologyDermatologyGastrointestinal surgery
Aconcagua27218792 30.9% 1Orthopedics and traumatologyGastrointestinal surgeryOphthalmology
Del Maule796627 549 28.9% 1Orthopedics and traumatologyGastrointestinal surgeryGynecology
Viña del Mar-Quillota499317 575 28.4% 1Orthopedics and traumatologyGastrointestinal surgeryDermatology
Metropolitano Oriente442915 983 27.7% 1Orthopedics and traumatologyGastrointestinal surgeryDermatology
O'Higgins956034 666 27.6% 1Orthopedics and traumatologyGastrointestinal surgeryDermatology
Osorno22248527 26.1% 1Orthopedics and traumatologyGastrointestinal surgeryDentistry
Atacama11904841 24.6% 1Orthopedics and traumatologyDermatologyGastrointestinal surgery
Magallanes9333843 24.3% 1Orthopedics and traumatologyDermatologyGastrointestinal surgery
Aysen3761583 23.8% 2Gastrointestinal surgeryOrthopedics and traumatologyGynecology
Araucania Sur532523 249 22.9% 1Orthopedics and traumatologyGastrointestinal surgeryDermatology
Chiloe11705419 21.6% 1Orthopedics and traumatologyGastrointestinal surgeryCardiac surgery
Metropolitano Central303814 082 21.6% 1Orthopedics and traumatologyGastrointestinal surgeryDermatology
Metropolitano Sur Oriente448321 108 21.2% 2Gastrointestinal surgeryOrthopedics and traumatologyOphthalmology
Bio-bio337416 285 20.7% 1Orthopedics and traumatologyDermatologyCardiac surgery
Metropolitano Sur310216 128 19.2% 1Orthopedics and traumatologyGastrointestinal surgeryGynecology
Concepcion354918 624 19.1% 1Orthopedics and traumatologyDermatologyGynecology
Del Reloncavi366419 452 18.8% 2DermatologyOrthopedics and traumatologyOtolaryngology
Tarapaca12976965 18.6% 1Orthopedics and traumatologyDentistryUrology
Valparaiso-San Antonio225312 153 18.5% 2DermatologyOrthopedics and traumatologyGastrointestinal surgery
Antofagasta17369521 18.2% 1Orthopedics and traumatologyDermatologyGastrointestinal surgery
Los Rios12977216 18.0% 2DermatologyOrthopedics and traumatologyUrology
Araucania Norte7434144 17.9% 2DermatologyOrthopedics and traumatologyGastrointestinal surgery
Arica8455055 16.7% 2OphthalmologyOrthopedics and traumatologyDermatology
Coquimbo272017 170 15.8% 2Gastrointestinal surgeryOrthopedics and traumatologyOtolaryngology
Talcahuano11967693 15.5% 3DermatologyGastrointestinal surgeryOrthopedics and traumatology
Ñuble212813 690 15.5% 2DermatologyOrthopedics and traumatologyOphthalmology
Metropolitano Norte232215 747 14.7% 3DentistryDermatologyOrthopedics and traumatology
Arauco2753843 07.2% 7DentistryOtolaryngologyDermatology
Chile83 313373 558 22.3% 1Orthopedics and traumatologyGastrointestinal surgeryDermatology

EHG, Explicit Health Guarantees. OT, orthopedics and traumatology. RANK, position in the ranking.

1 Number of procedures awaiting treatment in the area of orthopedics and traumatology.

2 Total number of surgical procedures not covered by EHG awaiting treatment in the corresponding health service.

3 Percentage of orthopedics and traumatology out of the total number of procedures awaiting treatment (OT/Total × 100).

4 Position occupied by orthopedics and traumatology among all specialties, according to the volume of cases awaiting treatment in the health service, with one specialty having the highest number of cases.

5Specialties with the highest, second-highest, and third-highest numbers of procedures not covered by EHG awaiting treatment, respectively, in each health service.

Notes: Percentages are indicated in relation to the total number of procedures, by healthcare service (2024).

Source: Prepared by the authors based on the study’s results.