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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
| O'Higgins | 9560 (10.73%) | 8446 (10.56%) | 8743 (10.83%) | 0 |
| Del Maule | 7966 (8.94%) | 6769 (8.46%) | 7462 (9.25%) | 0 |
| Araucania Sur | 5325 (5.98%) | 4234 (5.29%) | 4979 (6.17%) | 0 |
| Viña del Mar-Quillota | 4993 (5.60%) | 5064 (6.34%) | 4443 (5.51%) | 0 |
| Metropolitano Sur Oriente | 4483 (5.03%) | 4283 (5.36%) | 5304 (6.58%) | 0 |
| Metropolitano Oriente | 4429 (4.97%) | 3408 (4.26%) | 3514 (4.36%) | 0 |
| Metropolitano Occidente | 4404 (4.94%) | 3801 (4.75%) | 3899 (4.84%) | 0 |
| Del Reloncavi | 3664 (4.11%) | 2767 (3.46%) | 2877 (3.57%) | 0 |
| Concepcion | 3549 (3.98%) | 3461 (4.33%) | 2962 (3.67%) | + |
| Bio-bio | 3374 (3.78%) | 2947 (3.69%) | 2872 (3.56%) | + |
| Metropolitano Sur | 3102 (3.48%) | 2393 (2.99%) | 1941 (2.41%) | + |
| Metropolitano Central | 3038 (3.41%) | 3294 (4.12%) | 3739 (4.64%) | - |
| Aconcagua | 2721 (3.05%) | 2709 (3.39%) | 2764 (3.43%) | 0 |
| Coquimbo | 2720 (3.05%) | 2195 (2.74%) | 2159 (2.68%) | + |
| Metropolitano Norte | 2322 (2.61%) | 2629 (3.29%) | 2824 (3.51%) | - |
| Valparaiso-San Antonio | 2253 (2.53%) | 1597 (2.00%) | 1424 (1.77%) | + |
| Osorno | 2224 (2.50%) | 2224 (2.78%) | 1990 (2.47%) | + |
| Ñuble | 2128 (2.39%) | 1700 (2.12%) | 2132 (2.64%) | 0 |
| Antofagasta | 1736 (1.95%) | 1368 (1.71%) | 1547 (1.92%) | 0 |
| Los Rios | 1297 (1.45%) | 2308 (2.89%) | 2911 (3.61%) | - |
| Tarapaca | 1297 (1.45%) | 1301 (1.63%) | 1546 (1.92%) | - |
| Talcahuano | 1196 (1.34%) | 967 (1.21%) | 1317 (1.63%) | 0 |
| Atacama | 1190 (1.33%) | 1109 (1.39%) | 1010 (1.25%) | + |
| Chiloe | 1170 (1.31%) | 1304 (1.63%) | 1264 (1.57%) | 0 |
| Magallanes | 933 (1.05%) | 935 (1.17%) | 1008 (1.25%) | - |
| Arica | 845 (0.95%) | 658 (0.82%) | 574 (0.71%) | + |
| Araucania Norte | 743 (0.83%) | 625 (0.78%) | 612 (0.76%) | + |
| Aysen | 376 (0.42%) | 299 (0.37%) | 273 (0.34%) | + |
| Arauco | 275 (0.31%) | 374 (0.47%) | 360 (0.45%) | 0 |
| Not defined | 0 (0.00%) | 12 (0.02%) | 0 (0.00%) | . |
EHG, Explicit Health Guarantees.
a The percentages in parentheses correspond to the proportion that each procedure represents of the total number of surgeries awaiting that year.
b Indicates 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.
Source: Prepared by the authors based on the study results.