Three per cent of patients died after undergoing knee replacement by NSW doctor, inquest hears

Elie Khoury confirmed he performed 94 bilateral knee replacements at Albury Wodonga private hospital and that three of those patients died. Photograph: JohnnyGreig/Getty Images

Three per cent of an orthopaedic surgeon’s patients who underwent bilateral knee replacement surgery at Albury Wodonga private hospital died, a New South Wales coroner has heard.

Kenneth Toll, 62, died on 20 July 2019 three days after undergoing the elective surgery at the hospital. The inquest, which began on Monday, is examining the medical care and treatment provided to Toll in the lead-up to his death.