PQ 209
209. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if Children’s Health Ireland and associated paediatric spinal services record and report deaths of children and young people following scoliosis surgery using internationally recognised postoperative timeframes, including 30-day and 90-day mortality and in-hospital death; if she will publish all available data on postoperative mortality following scoliosis surgery in Ireland over the last ten years, including deaths occurring after discharge, to ensure comprehensive oversight of surgical outcomes and compliance with national and international safety reporting standards; if any of these deaths were reported through internal risk systems or to the Health Products Regulatory Authority under post-market surveillance obligations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24711/25]
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209. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if Children’s Health Ireland and associated paediatric spinal services record and report deaths of children and young people following scoliosis surgery using internationally recognised postoperative timeframes, including 30-day and 90-day mortality and in-hospital death; if she will publish all available data on postoperative mortality following scoliosis surgery in Ireland over the last ten years, including deaths occurring after discharge, to ensure comprehensive oversight of surgical outcomes and compliance with national and international safety reporting standards; if any of these deaths were reported through internal risk systems or to the Health Products Regulatory Authority under post-market surveillance obligations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24711/25]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2025-05-14/209/
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