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Table 3 Level of preventability of the AEs

From: Estimating the incidence of adverse events in Portuguese hospitals: a contribution to improving quality and patient safety

 

n

%

Preventability

Virtually no evidence of preventability

43

23.1%

46.8% not preventable

Slight to modest evidence of preventability

23

12.4%

Preventability not quite likely (less than 50/50, but “close call”)

21

11.3%

Preventability more than likely (more than 50/50 but “close call”

26

14.0%

53.2% Preventable

Strong evidence of preventability

51

27.4%

Virtually certain evidence of preventability

22

11.8%

Total

186

100%

100%