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

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
8 days
8 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
31 days
90 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
71 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
40 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
Yarmouth
Yarmouth Regional Hospital
1 day
2 days
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
14 days
14 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
---
North Sydney
Northside General Hospital
---
18 days
Sydney
Cape Breton Regional Hospital
---
22 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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
October 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
3 days
8 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
55 days
48 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
71 days
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
90 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
Jenelle King
Yarmouth
1 day
2 days
Mark J Walsh
Halifax
14 days
10 days
Rex S Dunn
North Sydney
---
19 days
Scott Livingstone
Halifax
---
---
Thomas Skinner
Halifax
---
27 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: 
September 1 2020 - August 31 2021
Next Update: 
October 2021
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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