Improving Surgical Access in Rural Africa through a Surgical Camp Model

Table 1

Surgical procedures at a campsite in Uganda, 2013.

	Amuria^†	Kaberamaido^†	Soroti^▲	Ngora	Katakwi^†	Kumi	Aturur	Serere^†	Total
Herniorrhaphy	13	26	20	26	13	4	21	55	178
Skin excisions	12	10	16	12	18	8	26	29	131
Hydrocelectomy	26	19	6	6	24	3	11	10	105
Thyroidectomy	0	0	15	10	0	9	0	1	35
Gluteal fibrosis release	0	0	0	0	0	17	1	0	18
Anorectal procedures^1	0	2	7	1	1	0	6	0	17
Wound-related procedure^2	2	1	7	0	1	0	4	1	16
Laparotomy	0	0	3	0	0	4	1	2	10
Obstetric^3 conditions	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	8
Hysterectomy	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	1	7
Orchiopexy	0	5	0	0	0	0	1	1	7
Orthopedic procedures	0	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	5
Appendectomy	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	4
Other procedures	0	0	2	5	0	1	2	0	10
Total	59	64	80	61	58	47	79	103	551

Hemorrhoidectomy, parasagittal anorectoplasty, lateral internal sphincterotomy, and manual anal dilation.
²Incision and drainage, debridement, and surgical toilet.
³Cesarian section and uterine evacuation.
District hospitals with a 100-bed capacity, all state owned public hospitals.
^†Health center IVs, outpatient facilities with 20-bed in-patient facilities.
^▲A regional referral hospital, 250 beds with some specialist services.