Table 3

Classification of Root Cause Analyses by minimum data set

No
Complication—common7
Complication—uncommon17
Complication—rare4
Death following fall34
Diagnosis delayed14
Diagnosis missed41
Identification—wrong patient/site/procedure/device97
Investigations—inadequate9
Medications/intravenous fluids24
Monitoring—delayed16
Monitoring—failure to recognise deterioration30
Monitoring—inappropriate response to escalation12
Monitoring—not performed10
Non-preventable outcome24
Retained material20
Transfer—inadequate9
Treatment delayed19
Treatment inadequate38
Treatment wrong14
Other6
Total445