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Table 4 Data concerning the diagnostics of 73 patients with neurological symptoms in the course of metastatic disease of the spine, before consultation in our department

From: Analysis of factors delaying the surgical treatment of patients with neurological deficits in the course of spinal metastatic disease

Hospital wards

Number of patients

Mean hospitalizationtime (days)

Number of performed CT examinations

Number of performed MRI examinations

Mean wait time for CT results (days)

Mean wait time for MRI results (days)

Internal medicine

9

4,4

6

5

2,7

3,3

Neurological

22

7,8

14

13

3,7

4,2

Oncology

4

4,5

1

1

2

3

Hematology

3

4,3

1

3

Radiotherapy

2

3,5

1

2

Surgery

2

3,5

2

2

Rehabilitation

1

5

1

3

Orthopedic

11

2,7

11

7

1

1

Emergency Department

19

19

5