Examples of situations in which patient identification was a concern | Given v not given | 1.8 (1.3 to 2.6) | 1.7 (1.1 to 2.8) |
Means of patient identification on bracelet | Anonymous code v patient name | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.7) | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.7) |
Sex | Male v female | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.5) | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.7) |
Age (years) | 45–64 v 18–44 | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.6) | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.2) |
| 65–98 v 18–44 | 1.2 (0.8 to 2.0) | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.4) |
Length of stay (days | 11–30 v 2–10 | 1.3 (0.8 to 2.2) | 1.5 (0.8 to 2.7) |
| >30 v 2–10 | 0.6 (0.3 to 1.2) | 1.1 (0.4 to 2.5) |
Felt treated in complete safety | No v yes | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.8) | 0.9 (0.5 to 1.7) |
Care received at the hospital | Excellent/very good v good/poor/fair | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.4) | 0.9 (0.6 to 1.6) |
Incidents possibly related to identification errors | Any v none | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.6) | 1.1 (0.6 to 2.0) |
Other incidents | Any v none | 0.8 (0.5 to 1.2) | 0.6 (0.3 to 0.8) |