Deaths after tonsil surgery 'very rare': McMaster pediatric surgery chief

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Deaths after tonsil surgery 'very rare': McMaster pediatric surgery chief
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The chief of pediatric surgery at McMaster Children's Hospital says the deaths following tonsil and adenoid surgeries at his hospital are 'tragic' and 'very rare.'

The chief of pediatric surgery at McMaster Children's Hospital says the deaths following tonsil and adenoid surgeries at his hospital are "tragic" and "very rare."

Peterson says the hospital is "deeply saddened" and offered "sincere condolences" to the patients' families. It says McMaster Children's Hospital performed 584 pediatric tonsil and/or adenoid surgeries last year and 5.8 per cent of patients returned to the emergency department after being discharged.

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