Table 2.

Causes and forms of pediatric surgical patient's admission to Arbaminch General Hospital from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2020 (n = 265).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Ward of admission	Pediatric surgical	188	70.9
	Male surgical	36	13.6
	Female surgical	20	7.5
	Others∗	21	7.9
Form of admission	Elective base	91	34.3
	Emergency base	174	65.7
	Congenital anomaly	33	12.5
Admission diagnosis of children	Trauma	99	37.4
	Surgical infection	71	26.8
	Gastrointestinal problems	48	18.1
	Others∗∗	14	5.3
Gastrointestinal problems (n = 48)	Intussusceptions	23	47.9
	Rectal prolapsed	5	10.4
	Intestinal obstruction	11	22.9
	Pyloric stenosis	5	10.4
	Others∗∗∗	4	8.3
Diagnosed congenital anomaly (n = 33)	Inguinal hernia	9	27.3
	Undescended tests	7	21.1
	Club foot/lip	6	18.2
	Duodenal artesian	9	27.3
	Others∗∗∗∗	2	6.1
Diagnosed surgical infection in children (n = 71)	Peritonitis	13	18.3
	Appendicitis	28	39.4
	Osteomyelitis	11	15.5
	SSI	10	14.1
	Others∗∗∗∗∗	9	12.7

Others^∗: pediatric medical ward, orthopedic ward, and intensive unit; Others^∗∗: foreign body, bladder stone, kidney stone, submandibular cyst, and lipoma; Others^∗∗∗: mesenteric lymphadenitis, enterocutaneous fistula, and pancreatic pseudocyst; Others^∗∗∗∗: Hirschsprung's disease, hypospadias, midgut malrotation, and anorectal malformation; Others^{∗∗∗∗∗}: septic arthritis, otitis media, gluteal abscess, cellulitis, and mastitis.