Wait Times for Knee Replacement (Percentage Meeting Benchmark)
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Hospital Care
Country
Canada
Publishing Organisation
Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI)
Type of Quality Indicator
Process
IOM Quality Dimension
Timeliness
Domain
Wait Times and System Planning / Access
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of patients within a province who received planned total knee replacements within 26 weeks (182 days) from the date they were ready to be treated.
Numerator
Number of adults who received a planned knee replacement within 182 days (26 weeks) from the date they were ready to be treated
Denominator
Number of adults who received a planned knee replacement.
Exclusions
Emergency cases, abandoned procedures and days when patient was unavailable.
Use of Risk Adjustment
No
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
By province/territory and region.
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Standardised clinical data
Data Collection Methods
Provincial Wait Times Registry
Frequency of Data Collection
Annually
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
365
Reporting Methods
Available online: www.cihi.ca/en/explore-wait-times-for-priority-procedures-across-canada
Reporting Frequency
Annually
Reporting Frequency in Days
365
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Yes
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Technical Specifications
Link to Measurement Tools
Quality Indicator Confirmed to be Part of a Program Used to Monitor Quality and Safety of Care Among Older People at a Population-Level between 2012-2022
Yes
Assessed by the Australian Consortium for Aged Care Collaborators as Generally Containing Good Properties (Importance and Scientific Acceptability)
No
Australian Consortium for Aged Care Endorsed
No
Identified by PHARMA-Care Project
No
Upload Date
02 December 2025
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Date Modified 02 December 2025