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East and Central African Journal of Surgery
Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa
ISSN: 1024-297X
EISSN: 1024-297X
Vol. 6, No. 1, 2001, pp. 31-34
Bioline Code: js01008
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
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East and Central African Journal of Surgery, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2001, pp. 31-34

 es Pattern of surgical admissions to Tikur Anbessa Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Adem A, Abebe A, Abdurahman M

 
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Adem A, Abebe A, Abdurahman M

Abstract

A three-year retrospective analysis was undertaken of all surgical admissions to Tikur Anbessa Hospital (TAH) between September 1994 and August 1997. There was a total of 5,353 surgical admissions of which 3,968 (74.1%) were elective cases. The overall male to female ratio was 1.7:l. Gastrointestinal and genitourinary conditions accounted for 62% of elective cases, while for emergencies, gastrointestinal and neuro-surgical patients constituted 75.8% of admissions. The overall mortality was 8%, being higher for emergencies (21.1%) than for elective surgery (3.4%) Gastrointestinal (GI) and neurosurgical conditions accounted for 71.2% of all deaths. Neurosurgical emergencies had the highest mortality rate (36.8%). The admission pattern revealed that many of the patients had conditions that could have been treated at the secondary level hospitals and that some causes death were preventable.

Keywords
pattern, surgical, admissions

 
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