Table 3 Patient safety mechanisms and activities (survey)
Mechanism or activityTotal yes (%)UniversityGeneral with residency trainingGeneral non-teachingp Value (χ2 test)
Standardised and limited number of drugs318 (91.9)74 (94.9)149 (92.0)79 (89.8)0.478
System for reporting and analysis of adverse events available in departments170 (63.9)32 (56.1)85 (62.0)48 (78.7)0.101
System for reporting and analysis of adverse events available in the hospital174 (50.7)36 (46.2)69 (43.9)54 (60.7)0.231
Guideline/protocol for the prevention of wrong patient/wrong surgical procedure129 (47.1)32 (53.3)60 (45.5)30 (42.9)0.459
Electronic drug prescription system138 (39.8)38 (48.7)60 (37.3)34 (38.2)0.215