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Table 5 Type of surgical procedure performed (N = 214)

From: Trauma admissions to the Intensive care unit at a reference hospital in Northwestern Tanzania

Surgical procedure

Frequency

Percentages

Wound debridement

204

95.3

Treatment of fractures

93

43.5

Craniotomy (including elevation of skull fracture)

31

14.5

Underwater seal drainage

23

10.7

Exploratory laparotomy

17

7.9

Tracheostomy

12

5.6

Eye surgery

9

4.2

Thoracotomy

2

0.9