2 children die after routine tonsil, adenoid surgeries at Hamilton hospital

A children’s hospital in Hamilton, Ont., says it has paused tonsil and adenoid surgical procedures after two patient deaths in the last month.

McMaster Children’s Hospital (MCH) says it is going through a comprehensive review of the department’s program “out of an abundance of caution” after reporting that a pair of patients died following discharge from tonsil and adenoid-related surgeries.

“One child passed away the day after their surgery, and the second child passed away nine days after their initial surgery,” Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) spokesperson Wendy Stewart said. “We want to express our deepest condolences to these families.”

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