Table 1.
Operations in district and central hospitals in Malawi in 2003
| Procedure | District | Central | total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dilatation and curettage | 6489 | 2033 | 8522 |
| Caesarean section | 6017 | 3662 | 9679 |
| Other and unspecified | 4845 | 4918 | 9763 |
| Suture of wound | 2851 | 1032 | 3883 |
| Manipulation of fracture | 1360 | 757 | 2117 |
| Hernia repair | 753 | 1424 | 2177 |
| Debride wound | 735 | 1966 | 2701 |
| Laparotomy | 618 | 3444 | 4062 |
| Osteomyelitis surgery | 483 | 956 | 1439 |
| Arthrotomy | 466 | 822 | 1288 |
| Debridement of open fracture | 242 | 673 | 915 |
| Insertion of skeletal traction pin | 92 | 356 | 448 |
| Tenotomy | 52 | 247 | 299 |
| Skin graft | 26 | 146 | 172 |
| Osteotomy | 10 | 404 | 414 |
| Internal fixation of fracture | 8 | 532 | 540 |
| Club foot correction | 5 | 251 | 256 |
| Burr hole | 1 | 20 | 21 |
| Total operations | 25,053 | 23,643 | 48,696 |