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Table 3.

Results for sub-categories of errors.

	Hermanspann et al. (2019) [20]		Our Data
Category of Medication Error	Absolute Number of Preparations and Errors	Error Rate and 95% Confidence Interval	Absolute Number of Preparations and Errors	Error Rate and 95% Confidence Interval	p-Value: Differences between Error Rates
Medication	N_prep = 281	r_err = 0%	N_prep = 262	r_err = 0%	N/A
Medication	N_err = 0	CI₉₅ was not computed	N_err = 0	CI₉₅ was not computed	N/A
Type of solution	N_prep = 253	r_err = 0.40%	N_prep = 197	r_err = 1.52%	p = 0.32
Type of solution	N_err = 1	CI₉₅ = [0.02%, 2.53%]	N_err = 3	CI₉₅ = [0.39%, 4.75%]	p = 0.32
Volume of solution	N_prep = 253	r_err = 1.58%	N_prep = 197	r_err = 0%	p = 0.14
Volume of solution	N_err = 4	CI₉₅ = [0.51%, 4.27%]	N_err = 0	CI₉₅ = [0.00%, 2.38%]	p = 0.14
Uniform mixing	N_prep = 226	r_err = 6.19%	N_prep = 197	r_err = 3.55%	p = 0.26
Uniform mixing	N_err = 14	CI₉₅ = [3.56%, 10.39%]	N_err = 7	CI₉₅ = [1.57%, 7.48%]	p = 0.26
Reconstituted	N_prep = 96	r_err = 0%	N_prep = 36	r_err = 0%	N/A
Reconstituted	N_err = 0	CI₉₅ was not computed	N_err = 0	CI₉₅ was not computed	N/A
Dose	N_prep = 281	r_err = 0%	N_prep = 262	r_err = 0%	N/A
Dose	N_err = 0	CI₉₅ was not computed	N_err = 0	CI₉₅ was not computed	N/A
Labeling	N_prep = 281	r_err = 1.07%	N_prep = 262	r_err = 0.38%	p = 0.62
Labeling	N_err = 3	CI₉₅ = [0.28%, 3.35%]	N_err = 1	CI₉₅ = [0.02%, 2.44%]	p = 0.62