What are the safety risks for patients undergoing treatment by multiple specialties: a retrospective patient record review study

Table 4 Distribution of causes related to preventable AEs by the number of specialties

Causes related to preventable AEs	Human†	Organisation†	Patient†	Technical†
Number of specialties (row %)
- One specialty, n = 54	75.0	20.0	14.5	7.1
- Two specialties, n = 57	78.3	25.0	39.1	8.7
- Three or more specialties, n = 80	72.0	24.0	20.0	0
Total, n = 191	75.0	21.4	20.4	5.8

†Percentages causes weighted for overrepresentation of deceased patients and university hospitals. n: actual numbers of causes, not weighted.
Reviewers could select more than one causal factor per AE.
Row percentages are given. For example the first row describes the distribution of causes related to all preventable AEs with one specialty treating a patient. Total percentages can add up to more than 100%, as reviewers could give more than one cause per AE.

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