- 604.07 KB]Table C-4.
Trending: Average Distribution of Number of Events Reported in the Past 12 Months by Respondent Work Area/Unit
2008 Comparative Database Report
| Number of Events Reported | Work Area/Unit | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anesthe- siology | Emer- gency | ICU (any type) | Lab | Medicine | Obstetrics | Pediatr. | Pharm. | Psych/ Mental Health | Radi- ology | Rehabil- itation | Surgery | ||
| 10 Hospi- tals both yrs | 68 Hospi- tals both yrs | 39 Hospi- tals both yrs | 83 Hospi- tals both yrs | 84 Hospi- tals both yrs | 37 Hospi- tals both yrs | 21 Hospi- tals both yrs | 61 Hospi- tals both yrs | 20 Hospi- tals both yrs | 80 Hospi- tals both yrs | 66 Hospi- tals both yrs | 72 Hospi- tals both yrs | ||
| 170 Most Recent Respon- dents | 1,035 Most Recent Respon- dents | 1,315 Most Recent Respon- dents | 1,102 Most Recent Respon- dents | 2,702 Most Recent Respon- dents | 586 Most Recent Respon- dents | 497 Most Recent Respon- dents | 617 Most Recent Respon- dents | 504 Most Recent Respon- dents | 1,066 Most Recent Respon- dents | 546 Most Recent Respon- dents | 1,984 Most Recent Respon- dents | ||
| 85 Previous Respon- dents | 903 Previous Respon- dents | 988 Previous Respon- dents | 890 Previous Respon- dents | 2,048 Previous Respon- dents | 551 Previous Respon- dents | 456 Previous Respon- dents | 487 Previous Respon- dents | 467 Previous Respon- dents | 810 Previous Respon- dents | 650 Previous Respon- dents | 1,635 Previous Respon- dents | ||
| No events | Most Recent | 52% | 39% | 32% | 50% | 35% | 47% | 50% | 41% | 54% | 56% | 57% | 51% |
| Previous | 65% | 42% | 29% | 63% | 38 | 35% | 44% | 43% | 47% | 66% | 66% | 46% | |
| Change | -13% | -3% | 3% | -13% | -3% | 12% | 6% | -2% | 7% | -10% | -9% | 5% | |
| 1 to 2 events | Most Recent | 45% | 33% | 41% | 31% | 33% | 33% | 32% | 17% | 19% | 31% | 32% | 51% |
| Previous | 31% | 31% | 35% | 25% | 29% | 38% | 36% | 14% | 30% | 24% | 25% | 46% | |
| Change | 14% | 2% | 6% | 6% | 4% | -5% | -4% | 3% | -11% | 7% | 7% | -8% | |
| 3 to 5 events | Most Recent | 3% | 17% | 16% | 12% | 19% | 15% | 16% | 13% | 11% | 13% | 7% | 14% |
| Previous | 3% | 18% | 23% | 8% | 22% | 16% | 15% | 13% | 18% | 7% | 7% | 13% | |
| Change | 0% | -1% | -7% | 4% | -3% | -1% | 1% | 0% | -7% | 6% | 0% | 1% | |
| 6 to 10 events | Most Recent | 0% | 6% | 8% | 4% | 9% | 4% | 1% | 9% | 11% | 1% | 3% | 5% |
| Previous | 1% | 6% | 9% | 3% | 7% | 8% | 4% | 10% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 3% | |
| Change | -1% | 0% | -1% | 1% | 2% | -4% | -3% | -1% | 7% | -1% | 2% | 2% | |
| 11 to 20 events | Most Recent | 0% | 3% | 2% | 1% | 3% | 2% | 0% | 9% | 3% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| Previous | 0% | 2% | 5% | 1% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% | |
| Change | 0% | 1% | -3% | 0% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 2% | 2% | -1% | 0% | -1% | |
| 21 event reports or more | Most Recent | 0% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 12% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Previous | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 13% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Change | 0% | 0% | 1% | 1% | -1% | 0% | 0% | -1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
Note: ICU = Intensive Care Unit; Pediatr. = Pediatrics; Pharm. = Pharmacy.
Note: Average percent totals in the table may not sum to exactly 100 percent due to rounding of decimals.
Page last reviewed March 2008
Internet Citation: Table C-4.: Trending: Average Distribution of Number of Events Reported in the Past 12 Months by Respondent Work Area/Unit.
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