Table 1.
Characteristics of included reports.
| Characteristics | Full cohort (n = 4,994) |
|---|---|
| Report source (n, %) | |
| Voluntary report | 482 (9.65) |
| User facility report | 3 (0.06) |
| Manufacturer report | 4,509 (90.29) |
| Reporter occupation (n, %), frequency missing = 341 | |
| Other | 4,195 (90.16) |
| Physician | 3 (0.06) |
| Non-healthcare professional | 451 (9.69) |
| Risk manager | 2 (0.04) |
| Unknown | 2 (0.04) |
| Initial report to FDA (n, %), frequency missing = 342 | |
| Yes | 38 (0.82) |
| No | 4,038 (86.80) |
| Unknown | 576 (12.38) |
| Event type (n, %) | |
| Death | 10 (0.20) |
| Injury | 4,929 (98.7) |
| Malfunction | 53 (1.06) |
| Other | 2 (0.04) |