Table 7.
Multivariable Logistic Regression of Factors Associated With Reporting Any Sentinel Event.a
| Univariate logistic regression | Multivariate logistic regression | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | CI | OR | CI | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 1.00 | (Reference) | ||
| Female | 1.15 | 0.72-1.83 | ||
| Age, y | ||||
| <40 | 1.71 | 0.98-2.97 | 1.80 | 1.01-3.20 |
| 40-50 | 1.00 | (Reference) | Reference | |
| >50 | 0.65 | 0.40-1.05 | 0.73 | 0.45-1.20 |
| Years in practice | ||||
| <10 | 1.76 | 1.03-3.02 | ||
| 10-20 | 1.00 | (Reference) | ||
| >20 | 0.69 | 0.41-1.15 | ||
| Practice type | ||||
| Academic | 1.58 | 0.85-2.94 | ||
| Military | 1.44 | 0.39-5.38 | ||
| Multispecialty group | 0.77 | 0.36-1.64 | ||
| Otolaryngology group | 0.57 | 0.29-1.10 | ||
| Solo | 1.0 | (reference) | ||
| Practice specialty Area | ||||
| General otolaryngology (reference) | 1.0 | (reference) | 1.0 | (reference) |
| Facial plastic and reconstructive surgery | 1.97 | 0.85-4.58 | 1.82 | 0.77-4.27 |
| Head and neck oncology | 3.13 | 1.73-5.68 | 2.74 | 1.50-5.05 |
| Laryngology | 0.82 | 0.23-2.93 | 0.63 | 0.17-2.29 |
| Otology/neurotology | 1.36 | 0.61-3.05 | 1.38 | 0.61-3.13 |
| Pediatric otolaryngology | 2.57 | 1.43-4.62 | 2.42 | 1.33-4.39 |
| Rhinology/skull base/allergy | 2.32 | 0.98-5.50 | 2.19 | 0.87-5.04 |
| Use of checklists | ||||
| Noncomprehensive | 1.0 | (Reference) | ||
| Comprehensive | 0.83 | 0.56-1.23 | ||
a
Comprehensive checklists include preoperative marking, “All Stop,” confirm patient/procedure/site, discuss special medications, debrief. Bold font indicates significant factors on multivariate logistic regression.