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Table 4 The effect of the early detection indicator system on dispute rates

From: Preventing surgical disputes through early detection and intervention: a case control study in China

Intervention

Years

Surgical cases

CD rate* (%)

Dispute rate

P

Without

2004

4133

63.8

0.12

0.014

2005

4828

64.1

0.17

2006

5582

63.9

0.18

2007

5992

65.0

0.28

2008

6372

65.2

0.25

With

2009

6710

65.5

0.09

2010

6741

69.1

0.07

2011

7318

73.0

0.07

2012

7442

75.2

0.08

  1. *CD rate refers to the percentage of surgical cases classified into categories C and D according to the disease severity of patients [14].