Table 2

Generic screening criteria used to identify adverse events¹³

1	Admission for complications or adverse results of outpatient management
2	Admission for complications or incomplete management of problems on previous admission to hospital
3	Operative consent incomplete, missing, or otherwise incorrect
4	Unplanned removal, injury, or repair of organ or structure during surgery, invasive procedure, or vaginal delivery
5	Unplanned return to operating room on this admission
6	Invasive procedure with tissue removed where pathology report does not match preoperative diagnosis, or non-diagnostic or no tissue removed
7	Transfusion required for bleeding/anaemia/other iatrogenic reason, not clinically indicated, or resulting in reaction
8	Nosocomial (hospital acquired) infection
9	Antibiotic or drug use problems
10	Cardiac or respiratory arrest, or low Apgar score
11	Transfer from general care unit to special care unit
12	Other patient complications
13	Hospital incurred patient incident, such as fall, intravenous problem, medication error, or skin problem
14	Abnormal laboratory, radiograph, or other test results not addressed by physicians
15	Neurological deficit present at discharge which was not present on admission
16	Transfer to another acute care facility
17	Death
18	Subsequent visit to emergency department or outpatients department for complication or adverse results related to this admission to hospital
19	Length of stay above certain centile or allotted days
20	Medical record review
21	Nursing record review
22	Departmental or other problems
23	Patient or family dissatisfaction