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Aneurysm Repair

Service/Procedure Summary

Aneurysms occur when the wall of a blood vessel becomes weak and a portion of the artery widens or balloons. The type of surgery needed to repair an aneurysm depends on the symptoms and size and type of aneurysm.

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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
45 days
185 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
20 days
49 days

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
February 1 - April 30 2023
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2023

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Roger J Baskett
Halifax
---
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Rex S Dunn
Glace Bay
---
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Patrick J Casey
Halifax
85 days
178 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
45 days
388 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
---
158 days
Joey McDonald
Halifax
---
114 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
194 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
---
171 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
294 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

50%

Surgeonsort ascending Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Roger J Baskett
Halifax
---
---
Rex S Dunn
Glace Bay
---
---
Patrick J Casey
Halifax
38 days
65 days
Min S Lee
Halifax
14 days
79 days
Matthew Smith
Halifax
---
46 days
Joey McDonald
Halifax
---
40 days
Jeremy R Wood
Halifax
---
18 days
Dion Davidson
Kentville
---
88 days
Christine Herman
Halifax
---
21 days
Benjamin Heisler
Kentville
---
---

Sometimes data is unavailable when it is not submitted to the Department of Health and Wellness, or there were a very small number of patients who recently received the procedure or service.

Data Source: 
Patient Access Registry Nova Scotia (PAR NS)
Data Period: 
May 1 2022 - April 30 2023
Next Update: 
June 2023
Disclaimer: Hospitals, long-term care facilities, and clinics across the province provide all wait time information displayed on this website. Wait times are based on historical data and do not include emergency/priority cases.

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