Table 3.
Availability of surgical (including obstetrics and trauma) interventions
| General surgery and trauma | Available |
|
|---|---|---|
| Resuscitation (airway, haemorrhage, peripheral percutaneous intravenous access, peripheral venous cut down) | 11 | |
| Cricothyroidotomy/tracheostomy | 10 | |
| Chest tube insertion | 9 | |
| Removal of foreign body (throat/ear/eye/nose) | 11 | |
| Acute burn management | 12 | |
| Incision and drainage of abscess | 14 | |
| Suturing (for wounds, episiotomy, cervical and vaginal lacerations) | 13 | |
| Wound debridement | 11 | |
| Caesarean section | 13 | |
| Dilation and curettage (gynaecology/obstetrics) | 12 | |
| Obstetric fistula repair | 7 | |
| Appendicectomy | 11 | |
| Hernia repair (strangulated, elective) | 10 | |
| Hydrocoele | 12 | |
| Cystostomy | 9 | |
| Urethral stricture dilation | 11 | |
| Laparotomy (uterine rupture, ectopic pregnancy, acute abdomen, intestinal obstruction, perforation, injuries) | 12 | |
| Male circumcision | 12 | |
| Congenital hernia repair | 9 | |
| Neonatal surgery (abdominal wall defect, colostomy imperforate anus, intussusceptions) | 5 | |
| Cleft lip repair | 10 | |
| Clubfoot repair | 9 | |
| Contracture release/ skin grafting | 10 | |
| Fracture treatment | Closed | Open |
| 10 | 8 | |
| Joint dislocation treatment | 9 | |
| Drainage of osteomyelitis/septic arthritis | 9 | |
| Amputation | 11 | |
| Biopsy (lymph node, mass, other) | 8 | |
| Tubal ligation/vasectomy | 9 | |
| Cataract surgery | 4 | |
Number of facilities at which the procedure is available (N=14).