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Author: Nicole Ireland
Publication Date: June 7, 2024 - 17:06
McMaster pediatric surgery chief says deaths after tonsil surgery ‘very rare’
June 7, 2024
The chief of pediatric surgery at McMaster Children’s Hospital says the deaths of two children following tonsil and adenoid surgeries at his hospital are “tragic” and “very rare.”“We are deeply saddened by their deaths and offer our sincere condolences to their families,” Dr. Devin Peterson said in a video posted online Friday – two days after the Hamilton hospital announced the children’s deaths and plans for an external review.One child died the day after their surgery and the other died nine days after having the procedure, a statement on Hamilton Health Sciences’ website said, noting the hospital had paused all but emergency pediatric tonsil and adenoid surgeries as of Tuesday.
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