Availability of ENT Surgical Procedures and Medication in Low-Income Nation Hospitals: Cause for Concern in Zambia

Table 5

Absolute counts and percentages of the surveyed hospitals offering the different head and neck procedures according to levels of hospital care (First-, Second-, and Third-Level Hospitals).

Procedure	First-Level Hospital (FLH) ()	Second-Level Hospital (SLH) ()	Third-Level Hospital (TLH) ()	Unclassified ()	Total ()
Fine needle aspiration cytology	2 (5.7%)	5 (29.4%)	3 (60%)	0	10 (16.4%)
Tonsillectomy	6 (17.1%)	4 (23.5%)	4 (80%)	3 (75%)	17 (27.9%)
Adenoidectomy	6 (17.1%)	4 (23.5%)	4 (80%)	3 (75%)	17 (27.9%)
Tracheostomy	8 (22.9%)	10	5 (100%)	1 (25%)	24 (39.3%)
Maxillectomy	0	0	2 (40%)	0	2 (3.3%)
Laryngectomy	0	0	1 (20%)	0	1 (1.6%)
Parotidectomy	1 (2.9%)	8 (47.1%)	4 (80%)	0	13 (21.3%)
Head and neck cancer excision	1 (2.9%)	6 (35.3%)	4 (80%)	0	11 (18.0%)
Neck dissection	0	5 (29.4%)	2 (40%)	0	7 (11.4%)
Reconstruction of defects	0	0	1 (20%)	0	1 (1.6%)