Table I.
Mortality preventability (n = 80) | ||||||
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Errors per control | Errors per death | Unpreventable | Potentially preventable | Probably preventable | Definitely preventable | |
Physician | 0.55 (0 to 1) | 0.85 (0 to 3) | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
Geriatrician | 1.10 (0 to 3) | 2.75 (0 to 5) | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
Anaesthetist | 0.70 (0 to 4) | 2.15 (0 to 4) | 9 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
Orthopaedic Surgeon | 0.55 (0 to 2) | 1.85 (0 to 4) | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 |