Table 3.
Extracted codes and their frequencies.
| Theme | Frequency of the themes (%) | Codes | Frequency of the codes (%) | Repetition times of the codes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patient | 57.5 | Type of injury | 27.5 | 11 |
| Presence of polytrauma | 15.0 | 6 | ||
| Socio-economic status | 5.0 | 2 | ||
| Consent for surgery | 5.0 | 2 | ||
| Past medical history | 2.5 | 1 | ||
| Drug and medication history | 2.5 | 1 | ||
| Health care system | 30.0 | Delay in transferring patients to the trauma center | 7.5 | 3 |
| Delay in the availability of the necessary equipment | 7.5 | 3 | ||
| Scarce medical personnel (e.g. surgeon, anesthesiologist, operating room staff) | 7.5 | 3 | ||
| Delay in services of other departments (e.g. general surgery, internal medicine) | 5.0 | 2 | ||
| Scarce diagnostic and treatment equipment | 2.5 | 1 | ||
| Surgeon | 12.5 | Surgeons' wrong attitude | 10 | 4 |
| Surgeons' inadequate knowledge of surgery timing | 2.5 | 1 |