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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: JAMA Pediatr. 2017 Apr 1;171(4):372–381. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.4812

Table 5.

Hospital Incident Report vs Family Contributions to Overall Error and AE Ratesa,b

Frequency Rate (95% CI) Relative Rate (95% CI)
Hospital Incident Report Family Reporting
Per 1000 patient-d
 Errors 1.7 (0.7–4.2) 8.7 (5.5–13.6) 5.0 (1.9–13.0)
 AEs 2.4 (1.0–5.6) 6.9 (4.2–11.4) 2.9 (1.2–6.7)
Per 100 admissions
 Errors 0.6 (0.3–1.5) 3.1 (2.0–4.9) 5.0 (1.9–13.0)
 AEs 0.9 (0.4–2.0) 2.5 (1.5–4.1) 2.9 (1.2–6.7)

Abbreviation: AE, adverse event.

a

Families reported errors and AEs at rates 5 and 3 times, respectively, greater than hospital incident reports.

b

Results from sites with available hospital incident report data (3 of 4 study sites).