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. 2015 Jun 18;50(6):505–513. doi: 10.1310/hpj5006-505

Table 6. Cost sensitivity analysis.

Likelihood of ADE occurring based on error severity

Cost of ADE Lethal Serious Significant Minor Total savings Savings per patient
$5,000 60% 40% 10% 1% $42,300 $631

$4,000 48% 32% 8% 0.8% $32,112 $479

$3,000 36% 24% 6% 0.6% $15,228 $227

$2,000 24% 16% 4% 0.4% $6768 $101

$1,000 12% 8% 2% 0.2% $1692 $25

$600 7.2% 4.8% 1.2% 0.12% $610 $9

Note: ADE = adverse drug event.