Operative indications for trauma at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Kigali in Rwanda between June 1 and Dec. 1, 2011, by geographical origin
| Indication | Region; no. (%) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Kigali | Non-Kigali | ||
| Extremity fracture | 444 (76.4) | 197 (80.7) | 247 (73.3) | 0.037 |
| Joint dislocation | 37 (6.4) | 25 (10.3) | 12 (3.6) | 0.001 |
| Epidural hematoma | 17 (2.9) | 3 (1.2) | 14 (4.2) | 0.046 |
| Abdominal trauma | 15 (2.6) | 2 (0.8) | 13 (3.9) | 0.031 |
| Intracerebral hemorrhage | 12 (2.1) | 1 (0.4) | 11 (3.3) | 0.017 |
| Burn | 11 (1.9) | 4 (1.6) | 7 (2.1) | 0.77 |
| Skull fracture | 10 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (3.0) | 0.006 |
| Laceration | 8 (1.4) | 2 (0.8) | 6 (1.8) | 0.48 |
| Subdural hematoma | 8 (1.4) | 2 (0.8) | 6 (1.8) | 0.48 |
| Tendon rupture | 6 (1.0) | 4 (1.6) | 2 (0.6) | 0.24 |
| Pneumothorax | 4 (0.7) | 1 (0.4) | 3 (0.9) | 0.64 |
| Hematoma/contusion | 3 (0.5) | 2 (0.8) | 1 (0.3) | 0.58 |
| Perianal/rectal trauma | 2 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.6) | 0.51 |
| Hemothorax | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) | > 0.99 |
| Compartment syndrome | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.3) | > 0.99 |
| Missing | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0.18 |
| Total | 581 (100.0) | 244 (100.0) | 337 (100.0) | |