Event outcome | Mitigation | ||
Yes | No | Total | |
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Severity of patient harm* | |||
No harm—did not reach patient | 68 (69.4) | 88 (30.4) | 156 (40.3) |
No harm—did reach patient | 13 (13.3) | 67 (23.2) | 80 (20.7) |
No harm—action required | 9 (9.2) | 36 (12.5) | 45 (11.6) |
Harm—emotional | 0 (0.0) | 31 (10.7) | 31 (8.0) |
Harm—clinical | 8 (8.2) | 67 (23.2) | 75 (19.4) |
Total | 98 (100.0) | 289 (100.0) | 387 (100.0) |
Severity of consequences† | |||
No consequences | 54 (53.5) | 82 (23.0) | 136 (29.8) |
Time/financial | 30 (29.7) | 80 (22.5) | 110 (24.1) |
Delay in care | 13 (12.9) | 128 (36.0) | 141 (30.9) |
Pain/suffering/clinical | 4 (4.0) | 66 (18.5) | 70 (15.3) |
Total | 101 (100.0) | 356 (100.0) | 457 (100.0) |
*Likelihood ratio = 57.3, p<0.001; Spearman correlation = −0.333.
†Likelihood ratio = 53.7, p<0.001; Spearman correlation = −0.327.