Table 4 Surgical instrument packaging errors by different clinical departments
Departments | Total package | Package with errors | Error rate |
|---|---|---|---|
Orthopedics | 8472 (25.0%) | 153 (38.4%) | 1.81% |
Gynecology and obstetrics | 6429 (19.0%) | 91 (22.9%) | 1.42% |
General surgery | 10,014 (29.5%) | 65 (16.3%) | 0.65% |
Neurosurgery department | 3465 (10.2%) | 42 (10.6%) | 1.21% |
Thoracic surgery | 2402 (7.1%) | 23 (5.8%) | 0.96% |
Cardiovascular surgery | 2037 (6.0%) | 13 (3.3%) | 0.64% |
Urinary surgery | 1020 (3.0%) | 11 (2.8%) | 1.08% |