Table 3.
The frequency and harm severity of reported continuous subcutaneous infusion incidents by care setting.
Setting of CSCI incident | Harm severity rating | Total | Percentage of total incidents (%) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low | Moderate | Severe harm/death | Other | |||
Acute hospital | 382 | 109 | 18 | 200 | 709 | 54 |
Own home – usual place of residence | 190 | 64 | 20 | 114 | 388 | 29.5 |
Nursing care – usual place of residence | 23 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 53 | 4 |
General practice surgery | 16 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 41 | 3 |
Hospice | 9 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 30 | 2 |
Residential care – usual place of residence | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 1.5 |
Other institutional setting | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
Unknown (not stated) | 27 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 67 | 5 |
Total | 656 | 218 | 50 | 393 | 1317 | 100 |