Table 7. Range of Surgical Interventions Performed at Selected DRC Hospitals.
Procedure | Abuzi | Bwamanda | Demba | Goma | Kabare | Kinkanda | Kirotshe | Lubumbashi | Mulongo | Panzi | Wapinda | Yakoma |
General and Pediatric Surgery | ||||||||||||
Resuscitation | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − |
Abscess incision and drainage | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Biopsy | − | + | − | − | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | − |
Hydrocele | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Hernia | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Appendectomy | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Laparotomy | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Contracture release/skin graft | − | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | − | − |
Tracheostomy/Cricothyroidotomy | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | − |
Congenital hernia | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − |
Neonatal surgery | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Male circumcision | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Orthopedics and Trauma | ||||||||||||
Suturing | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Wound debridement | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Burn | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − |
Foreign body removal | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − |
Joint dislocation | − | + | − | + | − | − | − | + | + | + | − | − |
Closed fracture repair | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | − | − |
Open fracture repair | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | − | − |
Osteomyelitis/septic arthritis drainage | − | + | − | + | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | − |
Amputation | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − |
Chest tube insertion | − | + | + | + | − | + | − | + | + | + | − | − |
Obstetrics/Gynecology and Other | ||||||||||||
Dilation and curettage | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Tubal ligation | + | + | − | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | − | + |
Cesarean delivery | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Obstetric fistula | − | + | − | − | − | + | − | + | + | + | − | − |
Cystostomy | + | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Urethral stricture dilation | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − |
Anesthesia Care | ||||||||||||
Ketamine | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
Regional | − | + | − | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | − | − |
Spinal | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + |
General anesthesia | − | − | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | + | − | − |
Abbreviation: DRC, Democratic Republic of the Congo.