Table 3

 Adverse events by type of event

CategoryNo of preventable AEs (% of total)
Categories derived from institutional incident reporting system.
*Total does not equal 100% due to rounding.
Medication related46 (28%)
Clinical management failure45 (28%)
Nosocomial infection40 (25%)
Surgery related8 (5%)
Procedure related7 (4%)
Improper positioning3 (2%)
Patient non-compliance3 (2%)
Other11 (7%)
Total*163