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Severity of harm according to adapted NCC MERP index
| Severity NCCMERP |
Pre-CPOE N = 1802 |
Post-CPOE N = 683 |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity to cause error (A) | 91 (5.0%) | 18 (2.6%) | < 0.001* |
| Does not reach patient (B) | 291 (16.1%) | 81 (11.9%) | < 0.001* |
| No harm (C + D) | 996 (55.3%) | 297 (43.5%) | < 0.001* |
| Temporary harm (E + F + H) | 422 (23.4%) | 284 (41.6%) | < 0.001* |
| Permanent harm (G) | 2 (0.1%) | 3 (0.4%) | 0.826 |
| Death (I) | 0 | 0 |
*Indicates significant value
