Table 1 Emergency and elective surgeries department of surgery, Zewditu Memorial Hospital a Teaching Hospitals Experience in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
From: Audit of surgical services in a teaching hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Procedure or diagnosis | Frequency | Percentage | Elective procedures | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Appendectomy | 388 | 41.5 | Thyroid surgeries | 163 | 23.5 |
Generalized peritonitis 2nd to appendicitis | 48 | 5.1 | Cholecystectomy | 152 | 21.9 |
LBO | 16 | 1.7 | Prostatectomy | 88 | 12.7 |
SBO | 24 | 2.6 | Hernia repair | 75 | 10.8 |
Perforated PUD | 26 | 2.9 | Perianal procedures | 53 | 7.6 |
Blunt abdominal trauma | 16 | 1.7 | mastectomies | 34 | 4.9 |
Penetrating abdominal trauma | 18 | 1.9 | Colostomy closure | 19 | 2.7 |
Re-laparotomy | 16 | 1.7 | CBD exploration | 8 | 1.2 |
Various abscess drainage | 127 | 13.6 | Vagotomy + GastroJejenostomy | 9 | 1.3 |
Debridement | 18 | 1.9 | Orchidopexy | 13 | 1.9 |
Chest tube insertion | 50 | 5.3 | REEA for redundant sigmoid | 29 | 4.2 |
Others | 187 | 20 | Others | 50 | 7.2 |
Total | 934 | 100 | Total | 693 | 100 |