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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 ?
95 days
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Wait Times

90%

Community Facility Consult Wait Time Surgery Wait Time
Halifax
QEII Health Sciences Centre (All Sites)
27 days
32 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
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224 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)
12 days
13 days
Halifax
IWK Health Centre
---
95 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
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
20 days
17 days
Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
24 days
34 days
Alison Wallace
Halifax
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
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Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
---
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Jessica Louise Mills
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
Aneil Arvind Mujoomdar
Halifax
11 days
14 days
Harry J Henteleff
Halifax
11 days
20 days
Alison Wallace
Halifax
---
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Christopher Blackmore
Halifax
---
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Dafydd Alexander Davies
Halifax
---
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Daniel Gerard French
Halifax
---
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Jessica Louise Mills
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: 
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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