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. 2015 Mar 2;3(1):56–70. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-14-00165

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.