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. 2011 Feb;22(1):31–35. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2010-042

Table 5. Avoidable Factors, Missed Opportunities And Substandard Care For Hypertension And Comparison With 2002–2004.

Category Avoidable factors in assessable cases
2005–2007 2002–2004
n % n %
Patient orientated 232 42.4 250 47.7
Administrative factors 196 33.4 225 39.3
Health-worker orientated
Emergency management problems Level 1 219 65.2 218 65.3
Level 2 117 34.8 149 51.7
Level 3 70 32 77 35.6
Resuscitation problems 136 24 148 27.5

Clearly avoidable deaths = 304