Health Minister is set to undertake a comprehensive review of hip dysplasia surgeries conducted before 2010, especially for children who were operated on outside the approved hospital settings in Dublin. This initiative comes in response to concerns that some children may have been subjected to unnecessary surgical procedures. Recent data reported 12 similar surgeries conducted at Galway University Hospital by Children's Health Ireland between 2021 and 2023, highlighting the urgency of revisiting past medical practices and safeguarding patient welfare.
Health Minister is considering a comprehensive examination of operations conducted before 2010, specifically addressing children's surgeries for hip dysplasia done outside Dublin hospitals.
The recall of children who underwent surgeries for hip dysplasia aims to ensure that patients were not subjected to unnecessary procedures, acknowledging concerns raised about past practices.
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