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Peritoneal Lavage or Catherization

Service/Procedure Summary

Surgery to find out if there is fluid in the abdomen and possible drainage of the fluid.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
42 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
33 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
38 days
21 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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 Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
18 days
12 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
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Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
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Truro
Colchester East Hants Health Centre
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Yarmouth
Yarmouth 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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
June 2019

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
38 days
19 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
36 days
29 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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44 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
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
17 days
13 days
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
22 days
11 days
Blair MacDonald
Yarmouth
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Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
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21 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: 
May 1 2018 - April 30 2019
Next Update: 
June 2019
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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