Timing event |
Median (Minutes) |
Range (Minutes) |
Total Transfer Time (TTT)a |
20 |
5-84 |
Duration of surgery |
91 |
30-270 |
Ward to End of surgery time (TT)b |
151 |
80-248 |
TTT as a percentage of surgery duration |
26.4% |
5-200% |
TTT as a percentage of TT (TTT/TT)x100 |
15.9% |
3-54% |
aRepresents the time spent in transferring the patient from the ward to anaesthesia
waiting area.
bRepresents the time between patient sent for to surgery end |