Open-Heart Surgery (Hansard, 17 June 1993)

HC Deb 17 June 1993 vol 226 c721W 721W

§ Mr. Gareth Wardell
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many adults resident in Wales had open-heart surgery outside Wales in 1992.

§ Mr. Gwilym Jones
The latest available information is given as follows:

Patients treated in English NHS hospitals: Finished consultant episodes, by main operation, 1991–92^{1 2}

Aged 16 and over Age not known

431 88

¹ Excludes patients recorded as being under 16 years of age.

² Includes operations of heart valves and adjacent structures, operations on coronary artery and other open heart operations.

Patients treated in English NHS hospitals: Finished consultant episodes, by main operation, 1991–92^{1 2}
Aged 16 and over	Age not known
431	88
¹ Excludes patients recorded as being under 16 years of age.
² Includes operations of heart valves and adjacent structures, operations on coronary artery and other open heart operations.