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. 2017 Oct 8;7(10):e016546. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016546

Table 5.

Adverse event (AE) types and proportion of total AE

Type of AE Prevalence 95% CI Cumulative incidence 95% CI
Care provided 13.27% 11.46 to 15.08 12.16% 16.24 to 20.32
Medication 8.23% 6.76 to 9.69 6.57% 9.87 to 13.17
Healthcare associated infections 37.14% 34.56 to 39.72 30.68% 35.99 to 41.30
Related to procedures 28.69% 26.27 to 31.10 21.86% 26.75 to 31.65
Diagnostic issues 6.15% 6.15 to 7.44 2.66% 5.10 to 7.53
Nosocomial urinary tract infection 4.08% 2.98 to 5.17 5.09% 2.50 to 7.69
Nosocomial pneumonia 9.41% 7.82 to 11.01 6.37% 3.51 to 9.23
Postsurgical haematoma 2.89% 1.96 to 3.82 3.50% 1.31 to 5.69
Phlebitis 3.41% 2.40 to 4.41 5.73% 3.00 to 8.46
Neonatal complications 1.12% 0.51 to 1.71 0.32% 0.01 to 1.76