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Palmar Fascia Excision for Dupuytren's Disease

Service/Procedure Summary

This surgery corrects the effects of Dupuytren's Disease, which causes fingers to bend towards the palm of the hand and not fully extend.

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Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
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Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
172 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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 Facilitysort descending Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
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Bridgewater
South Shore Regional Hospital
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Kentville
Valley Regional Hospital
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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: 
April 1 - June 30 2020
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
August 2020

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
806 days
132 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
363 days
142 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
209 days
173 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
165 days
156 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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David T Tang
Halifax
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59 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
103 days
36 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
64 days
127 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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Edward Hewins
Kentville
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Michael Brennan
Antigonish
330 days
63 days
George R Davis
Dartmouth
258 days
41 days
Lisa Marie Dickson
Bridgewater
51 days
113 days
David Hayden
Bridgewater
69 days
48 days
Justin L Paletz
Halifax
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David T Tang
Halifax
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23 days
Abdulrazzak O Atiyah
New Waterford
23 days
12 days
Louis Boileau
Bridgewater
27 days
93 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: 
July 1 2019 - June 30 2020
Next Update: 
August 2020
Disclaimer: Hospitals 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. Current wait times experienced by some patients may be different.

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