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Table 3 Clinical incidents

From: Evaluating the impact of the reconfiguration of gynaecology services at a University Hospital NHS trust in the United Kingdom

 

  Categories of incidents reported

Pre-reconfiguration

Post- reconfiguration

P- value

 

  1 Treatment and procedure

23 / 6844

18 / 6428

0.562

 

  2 Documentation and health records

19 / 6848

18 / 6428

0.978

 

  3 Patient care

11 / 6856

17 / 6429

0.192

 

  4 Medication

12 / 6855

16 / 6430

0.355

 

  5 Access, admission, transfer and discharge

18 / 6849

9 / 6437

0.116

 

  6 Blood and blood products

17 / 6850

7 / 6439

0.059

 

  7 Diagnosis, scans and tests

4 / 6863

11 / 6435

0.053

 

  8 Equipment / medical devices (clinical)

 

2 / 6865

11 / 6435

0.009

  

Unavailability of equipment (Patient safety)

1 / 6866

6 / 6440

0.048

  

Equipment fault or damage (Patient safety)

1 / 6866

4 / 6442

0.158

  

User error (Patient safety)

0 / 6867

1 / 6445

0.302

 

  9 Communication

4 / 6863

8 / 6438

0.206

 

10 Infection control

2 / 6865

1 / 6445

0.601

  1. Numbers in columns pre-reconfiguration and post reconfiguration = incidents reported / no incident reports.