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Table 3 Distribution of patients according to surgical procedure performed

From: Paediatric injuries at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania: a prospective review of 150 cases

Surgical procedure performed

Frequency

Percentage

Wound debridement

21

14.0

Treatment of fractures

26

17.3

Bronchoscopy ± foreign body removal

14

9.3

Esophagoscopy ± foreign body removal

32

21.3

Skin grafting

5

3.3

Amputation

2

1.3

Craniotomy

2

1.3

Margil’s foreign body removal

1

0.7