2012 User Comparative Database Report
Table D-4. Trending: Average Percentage of Respondents Reporting Events in the Past 12 Months by Work Area/Unit
| Number of Events Reported by Respondents |
Database Year |
Work Area/Unit | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anes- thesi- ology |
Emer- gency |
ICU (any type) |
Lab | Med- icine |
Obstet- rics |
Pedia- trics |
Phar- macy |
Psych/ Mentl Hlth |
Radi- ology |
Reha- bili- tation |
Surg- ery |
||
| # Hospitals | Both Years | 75 | 446 | 392 | 415 | 476 | 315 | 176 | 345 | 180 | 434 | 353 | 455 |
| # Respondents | Most Recent | 1,646 | 17,629 | 22,370 | 14,201 | 38,021 | 13,427 | 10,501 | 8,204 | 6,817 | 16,255 | 9,750 | 28,433 |
| Previous | 2,721 | 14,486 | 19,550 | 12,177 | 28,629 | 11,708 | 9,623 | 7,263 | 5,536 | 14,735 | 9,192 | 24,749 | |
| No events | Most Recent | 54% | 49% | 36% | 46% | 43% | 45% | 47% | 45% | 51% | 56% | 61% | 47% |
| Previous | 57% | 48% | 37% | 49% | 41% | 42% | 46% | 47% | 47% | 56% | 58% | 47% | |
| Change | -3% | 1% | -1% | -3% | 2% | 3% | 1% | -2% | 4% | 0% | 3% | 0% | |
| 1 to 2 events | Most Recent | 31% | 30% | 39% | 26% | 32% | 36% | 33% | 20% | 26% | 31% | 30% | 32% |
| Previous | 28% | 31% | 37% | 26% | 32% | 36% | 32% | 20% | 29% | 31% | 31% | 31% | |
| Change | 3% | -1% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | -3% | 0% | -1% | 1% | |
| 3 to 5 events | Most Recent | 11% | 13% | 17% | 14% | 18% | 14% | 14% | 16% | 15% | 9% | 7% | 14% |
| Previous | 11% | 13% | 17% | 13% | 18% | 15% | 16% | 15% | 16% | 10% | 8% | 15% | |
| Change | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | -1% | -2% | 1% | -1% | -1% | -1% | -1% | |
| 6 to 10 events | Most Recent | 3% | 5% | 5% | 7% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 9% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 5% |
| Previous | 2% | 5% | 6% | 6% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 8% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 5% | |
| Change | 1% | 0% | -1% | 1% | -1% | -1% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| 11 to 20 events | Most Recent | 1% | 2% | 2% | 4% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 0% | 2% |
| Previous | 1% | 2% | 2% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 2% | |
| Change | 0% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | -1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -1% | 0% | |
| 21 events or more | Most Recent | 0% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 5% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 1% |
| Previous | 0% | 1% | 1% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 1% | 4% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 1% | |
| Change | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | -1% | -1% | 1% | 1% | -1% | 0% | 0% | |
Note: Percentages may not add to 100 due to rounding.
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Internet Citation: Table D-4. Trending: Average Percentage of Respondents Reporting Events in the Past 12 Months by Work Area/Unit. Content last reviewed December 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/patientsafetyculture/hospital/2012/hosp12tabd4.html
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