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Table 2 Working area related characterstic of the participants (n = 104)

From: Incidence and root causes of medication errors by anesthetists: a multicenter web-based survey from 8 teaching hospitals in Ethiopia

Variables

Response

Frequency (n)

Percentage(%)

Working area

Governmental hospital

Private hospital

Govermental and private hospital

90

7

7

86.54

6.73

6.73

Practice speciality apart from anesthesia

Only anesthesia practice

Critical care

Teaching/acadamics

Adminstrative responsibility

17

22

56

98.7

16.35

21.15

53.85

8.65

Active working duty shift

Day shift

Night shift

Alternative shift

11

15

78

10.60

14.40

75.00

working hours per day

< 8 h

> 8 h

49

55

47.10

52.90

does your hospital anesthetic drug supply adequate

yes

no

19

85

18.27

81.73

do you use colour coded syring for drug admnistration

Yes

No

3

101

2.90

97.11

have you take medication adminstration training

Yes

No

13

91

12.50

87.50

do you have medication adminstration guideline

Yes

No

33

71

31.73

68.30

does your hospital has medication error reporting system

Yes

No

I don’t know

30

56

18

28.85

53.80

17.31

how often your department audit the critical incident registery

Monthly

Every year

i dont know

3

15

86

2.90

14.42

82.70

how many number of anesthetists involved per table during your usual practice

1

2

3

23

78

3

22.11

75.00

2.90