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Table 3 Trauma and Non-Trauma Related Interventions

From: Surgical care for the direct and indirect victims of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo

Trauma

N

(%)

Non-Trauma

N

(%)

Wound Debridement

206

(30)

Cesarean section

1304

(60)

Dressing Changes under Sedation

184

(27)

Suturing, I and D, Circumcision

237

(11)

Suturing, Incision and Drainage

126

(19)

Tubal ligation/Dilation and curretage

113

(5)

Fracture Reductions

64

(9)

Dressing Changes under Sedation

112

(5)

Abdominal Surgery/Bowel Resection

21

(3)

Abdominal Surgery*

97

(4)

Amputations

20

(3)

Wound Debridments

94

(4)

Skin Grafts

17

(2)

Minor Surgery**

81

(4)

Other

43

(6)

Other

76

(3)

Total

681

(100)

Total

2188

(100)

  1. *Bowel resections, appendectomies, removal of tumors
  2. **Herniorraphy, Hydrocele repair, hemmorrhoid surgery