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Table 2 Distribution of patients according to the characteristics of the surgical procedures

From: Evaluation of the practice of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in a Zonal Referral Hospital in Mbujimayi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Characteristics of procedures

Frequency (n = 324)

%

Altemeier’s classification

 I

51

15.74

 II

273

84.26

Character of surgical procedure

 Emergency

169

52.16

 Elective

155

47.84

Duration of the intervention (minutes)

 < 60

210

64.81

 60–120

102

31.49

 > 120

12

3.70