Numbers of patients (n=237) with an early diagnosis in each year of the study (for six patients insufficient data prevented calculation of diagnostic delay)
| Presentation | Diagnosis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Early (<31 days) No (%) | Late (31 days or more) No (%) | ||
| 1 Oct 92–30 Sep 93 | 37 (71) | 15 (29) | |
| 1 Oct 93–30 Sep 94 | 47 (64) | 26 (36) | |
| 1 Oct 94–30 Sep 95 | 53 (70) | 22 (30) | |
| 1 Oct 95–30 Sep 96 | 33 (89) | 4 (11) | |
| 170 (72%) | 67 (28%) | ||