Estudios originales
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
| Knee arthroplasty (2104153) | 23 957 (6.4%) | 20 852 (6.6%) | 20 316 (6.1%) | + |
| Cholecystectomy not covered by EHG3 (1802081) | 18 979 (5.1%) | 13 419 (4.3%) | 16 671 (5%) | 0 |
| Third molar extraction (2703008) | 16 471 (4.4%) | 11 384 (3.6%) | 14 161 (4.3%) | 0 |
| Inguinal hernia (1802003) | 15 079 (4%) | 11 975 (3.8%) | 13 499 (4.1%) | 0 |
| Benign subdermal tumor (1602224) | 13 270 (3.6%) | 11 066 (3.5%) | 9035 (2.7%) | + |
| Circumcision (1902082) | 10 758 (2.9%) | 8768 (2.8%) | 9786 (2.9%) | 0 |
| Saphenectomy (1703030) | 10 626 (2.8%) | 10 318 (3.3%) | 13 251 (4%) | 0 |
| Tonsillectomy (1302029) | 9271 (2.5%) | 7456 (2.4%) | 9667 (2.9%) | 0 |
| Pterygium (1202026) | 9010 (2.4%) | 7862 (2.5%) | 8834 (2.7%) | 0 |
| Hip arthroplasty not covered by EHG4 (2104129) | 8796 (2.4%) | 8007 (2.8%) | ,8929 (2.7%) | 0 |
EHG, Explicit Health Guarantees.
1The percentages in parentheses correspond to the proportion that each procedure represents of the total number of surgeries awaiting that year.
2Indicates the temporal progression of the number of cases between 2022 and 2024: the “+” sign corresponds to a sustained increase (2024 > 2023 > 2022), the “–” sign to a sustained decrease (2022 > 2023 > 2024), and “0” is used when no clear trend is observed in that sequence.
3 Cholecystectomy not covered by EHG corresponds to patients under 35 or over 49.
4 Hip arthroplasty not covered by EHG corresponds to patients under 65.
Notes: Considers temporal evolution and trend (2022 to 2024).
Source: Prepared by the authors based on the study results.