Table 2.
High severity in according to causes of medical errors adjudicated in court
| Causes | Spain |
Massachusetts |
Both |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | 95% CI | n (%) | 95% CI | PR* | 95% CI | |
| Obstetrics-related treatment | 33 (76.7) | 64.1 to 89.4 | 24 (75.0) | 60.0 to 90.0 | 1.02 | 0.61 to 1.80 |
| Surgical treatment | 30 (50.0) | 37.3 to 62.7 | 29 (48.3) | 35.7 to 60.9 | 1.03 | 0.62 to 1.75 |
| Medical treatment | 36 (69.2) | 56.7 to 81.8 | 19 (65.5) | 47.9 to 82.5 | 1.05 | 0.63 to 1.98 |
| Diagnosis-related | 37 (54.4) | 42.3 to 65.9 | 79 (82.3) | 75.4 to 90.4 | 0.66 | 0.43 to 0.96 |
| Others | 23 (48.9) | 34.6 to 63.2 | 33 (57.9) | 45.1 to 70.7 | 0.85 | 0.48 to 1.42 |
*PR, prevalence ratio.