Table 3.
Volume of all surgeries, caesarean deliveries and inguinal hernia repairs in 2012 and during the first year of the EVD outbreak
| 2012a | EVDb | Changec % | Z | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly median (SD) | ||||
| All hospitals | ||||
| All surgeries | 383 (33) | 227 (83) | −41 | − 7.1**** |
| Cesarean deliveries | 87 (3) | 91 (22) | 5 | −0.2, P = 0.820 |
| Inguinal hernia repair | 90 (19) | 30 (21) | −67 | −8.0**** |
| Governmental (19) | ||||
| All surgeries | 182 (9) | 125 (40) | −31 | −6.3**** |
| Cesarean deliveries | 49 (6) | 71 (16) | 45 | −5.8**** |
| Inguinal hernia repair | 50 (8) | 19 (12) | −62 | −7.7**** |
| Privat non-profit (17) | ||||
| All surgeries | 188 (21) | 88 (52) | −53 | −6.7**** |
| Cesarean deliveries | 35 (10) | 20 (10) | −43 | −6.6**** |
| Inguinal hernia repair | 36 (10) | 12 (10) | −67 | −7.3**** |
| Private for-profit (4) | ||||
| All surgeries | 10 (3) | 0 (5) | −100 | −6.6**** |
| Cesarean deliveries | 3 (1) | 0 (1) | −100 | −7.0**** |
| Inguinal hernia repair | 3 (1) | 0 (1) | −100 | −5.0**** |
a52 weeks in 2012 [24]
bFirst 52 weeks of the Ebola outbreak, week 21 of 2014 to week 20 of 2015
cChange in weekly medians by comparing identical institutions and weeks
****P < 0.005