Rates of adverse events and negligence among clinical specialty groups*
| Specialty | Rate of adverse events | Rate of negligence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SE) % | Population estimate | Mean (SE) % | Population estimate | |
| *Values differ from the sums of those reported above because of rounding. | ||||
| †For the distribution of rates of events. | ||||
| Orthopedics | 4.1 (0.6) | 6746 | 22.4 (4.7) | 1514 |
| Urology | 4.9 (0.8) | 4819 | 19.4 (6.5) | 933 |
| Neurusurgery | 9.9 (2.1) | 2987 | 35.6 (8.6) | 1063 |
| Thoracic and cardiac surgery | 10.8 (2.4) | 3588 | 23.0 (9.3) | 826 |
| Vascular surgery | 16.1 (3.0) | 3187 | 18.0 (8.1) | 575 |
| Obstetrics | 1.5 (0.2) | 5013 | 38.3 (7.0) | 1920 |
| Neonatology | 0.6 (0.1) | 1713 | 25.8 (6.9) | 442 |
| General surgery | 7.0 (0.5) | 22324 | 28.0 (3.4) | 6247 |
| General medicine | 3.6 (0.3) | 37135 | 30.9 (4.4) | 11475 |
| Other | 3.0 (0.4) | 11097 | 19.7 (4.9) | 2183 |
| p value† | <0.0001 | 0.64 | ||