Table 2 Contributing factors associated with medical error by injury
Type of error | Â | Injury | Â | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minor injury | Serious injury | Death | Emotional injury only | Â | |
Medical technology error | 204 | 97 | 165 | 6 | 472(79%) |
Surgery related | 93 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 142(24%) |
Drugs used related | 25 | 11 | 45 | 1 | 82(14%) |
Diagnose related | 23 | 13 | 33 | 1 | 70(12%) |
Treatment related | 22 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 66(11%) |
Pregnancy and delivery related | 24 | 15 | 19 | 3 | 61(10%) |
Infection related | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 17(3%) |
Nursing related | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 15(2%) |
Monitor related | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12(2%) |
Anesthesia related | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7(1%) |
Medical ethics error | 19 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 40(7%) |
Informant | 18 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 38(6%) |
Privacy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2(<1%) |
Medical product error | 28 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 43(7%) |
Blood and blood products | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20(3%) |
Medical equipment | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22(4%) |
Drugs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1(<1%) |
Medical management error | 12 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 42(7%) |
Administrative management | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 23(4%) |
Medical record management | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 14(2%) |
Risk management | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5(<1%) |
Total | 263(44%) | 120(20%) | 200(34%) | 14(2%) | 597(100%) |