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. 2014 Aug 20;5(3):746–756. doi: 10.4338/ACI-2014-02-RA-0018

Table 2.

Top 10 Opportunities to Interven

Opportunity to Intervene Number of Cases (n=272) Percentage
1. Procedure: perform procedure correctly 50 18.4
2. Diagnosis: diagnosis correctly 23   8.5
3. (tie) Patient Care: fall prevention 16   5.9
3. Procedure: don’t leave foreign body in patient 16   5.9
5. Patient Care: timely 15   5.5
6. Medication: give correct medication 13   4.8
7. (tie) Consent: obtain and document 12   4.4
7. Results Management: test performed, not followed up 12   4.4
9. Documentation: document comprehensively 11   4.0
10. Patient Care: patient monitoring   8   2.9