Sentence examples for prolonged waiting time from inspiring English sources
In most cases, prolonged waiting time and ER overcrowding are the main reasons for leaving [ 5, 10, 33, 43].
Because for group treatment six patients are required, the randomisation is done block-wise to prevent prolonged waiting time for the individual patient.
Such findings could be attributed in part to the stressful conditions in the HD treatment modality, including frequent visits and prolonged waiting time in the dialysis unit [ 17, 23, 24].
52 Despite this, prolonged waiting time for pancreaticoduodenectomy, such as frequently occurs in ours and many other institutions, is a common and acceptable reason for use of preoperative biliary drainage, which aims to avoid the higher risk of complications associated with prolonged bile duct obstruction.
From our clinical experience, delays due to medical stabilization or other necessary preoperative procedures are rarely the reasons for prolonged waiting time after admission, but information on the reason for surgical delay was not available for this study.
Prolonged waiting time may potentiate uncertainty or exacerbate clients' existing apprehensions especially when no adequate preparation or information is provided.
At the institutional level, greater effort is required to address prolonged waiting times and Asian patients with lower education levels.
The growing number of abnormal smears referred for colposcopy has increased pressure on services, resulting in prolonged waiting times for patients at such an anxious time [ 1].
Simultaneously confronted with decreasing hospital resources and growing public demand, EDs frequently experience prolonged waiting times and extended periods of overcrowding.
An indirect consequence of prolonged waiting times is that they de facto increase the disease severity threshold for referral decisions i.e., capacity constraints influence doctor-decision making.
Lopez-Vargas et al. note that physicians perceived prolonged waiting times for surgical appointments and VA placement as barriers to AVF formation; yet actual waiting times suggest differently [ 21].
