Table-IV.
Association of causes of medical errors with behavioral response.
| Behavioral Response | Intrinsic Causes of Errors p value | Extrinsic causes of Errors p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did not possess enough Knowledge | Missed Warning Signs | Fatigued due to long duty | Many other things to take care of | Atypical Presentation | Procedural Complication | |
| Information Seeking | ||||||
| Seek more advice from seniors | 0.003 | 0.028 | 0.141 | 0.691 | 0.142 | 0.017 |
| Ask supervision more often | 0.014 | 0.164 | 0.807 | 0.865 | 0.142 | 0.103 |
| Read more about cases | 0.042 | 0.143 | 0.375 | 0.854 | 0.245 | 0.266 |
| Vigilance | ||||||
| Pay more attention to details | 0.016 | 0.004 | 0.648 | 0.966 | 0.007 | <0.001 |
| Use evidence based medicine | 0.003 | 0.753 | 0.637 | 0.737 | 0.395 | 0.031 |
| Defensive | ||||||
| Order more test | 0.076 | 0.517 | 0.963 | 0.310 | 0.015 | 0.341 |
| Keep errors to myself | 0.024 | 0.217 | 0.507 | 0.397 | 0.763 | 0.041 |
| Avoid similar patients | 0.012 | 0.171 | 0.182 | 0.172 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| See fewer patients | 0.026 | 0.164 | 0.213 | 0.640 | 0.131 | 0.010 |