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Thoroscopy / Pleuroscopy

Service/Procedure Summary

This procedure uses a small special camera called a thorascope to examine or repair the inside of the chest and lungs.

Consult
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
37 days
Surgery
Nova Scotia
90% of people served within ?
127 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
24 days
34 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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332 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)
8 days
16 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
140 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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Data Period: 
Next Update: 
April 2021

Wait Times by Surgeon

90%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
24 days
35 days
Alison Wallace
Halifax
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Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
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Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
---
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
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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%

Surgeon Community Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
8 days
22 days
Alison Wallace
Halifax
---
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Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
---
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
---
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Madelaine M Plourde
Halifax
---
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Rany El-Hawary
Halifax
---
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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: 
March 1 2020 - February 28 2021
Next Update: 
April 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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