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Table 1 Type and number of adverse events (AEs) and preventablea AEs in orthopedic care and other specialties

From: Adverse events in orthopedic care identified via the Global Trigger Tool in Sweden – implications on preventable prolonged hospitalizations

Type of AE

AEs in orthopedic care n (%)

AEs in other specialties excluding orthopedic care n (%)

Preventablea AEs in orthopedic care n (%)

Preventablea AEs in other specialties excluding orthopedic care n (%)

Healthcare-associated infection

344 (36)

1699 (33)

245 (71)

1030 (61)

 Postoperative wound infection

135 (14)

330 (6)

104 (77)

255 (77)

 Urinary tract infection

100 (11)

471 (9)

72 (72)

282 (60)

 Other infection

44 (5)

432 (8)

26 (59)

230 (53)

 Pneumonia (excluding ventilator- associated pneumonia)

32 (3)

197 (4)

17 (53)

106 (54)

 Sepsis

14 (1)

157 (3)

9 (64)

87 (55)

 Ventilator-associated pneumonia

8 (1)

27 (1)

7 (88)

20 (74)

 Central line associated infection

7 (1)

37 (1)

7 (100)

29 (78)

 Clostridium difficile positive stool

4

48 (1)

3 (75)

21 (44)

Distended urinary bladder

136 (14)

421 (8)

121 (89)

373 (89)

Surgical and other invasive AEs

130 (14)

655 (13)

82 (63)

374 (57)

 Reoperation

51 (5)

181 (4)

35 (69)

121 (67)

 Other surgical AEs

36 (4)

247 (5)

20 (56)

136 (55)

 Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma (not requiring reoperation)

34 (4)

138 (3)

20 (59)

64 (46)

 Organ injury

7 (1)

88 (2)

5 (71)

52 (59)

 Wrong side, wrong site, wrong patient

2

1

2 (100)

1 (100,0)

Pressure ulcer (category 2–4)

89 (9)

342 (7)

85 (96)

303 (89)

Adverse drug event

59 (6)

512 (10)

41 (69)

239 (47)

Other AEs

48 (5)

302 (6)

34 (71)

139 (46)

Skin or superficial vessel AEs

40 (4)

312 (6)

34 (85)

236 (76)

Falls

35 (4)

297 (6)

29 (83)

168 (57)

Thrombosis or emboli

21 (2)

93 (2)

4 (19)

37 (40)

Failure in vital signs

18 (2)

138 (3)

8 (44)

55 (40)

Hemorrhage not connected to surgery

14 (1)

123 (2)

7 (50)

27 (22)

Neurological injury

6 (1)

23

4 (67)

7 (30)

Allergic reaction

6 (1)

74 (1)

0

14 (19)

Anesthesia related AEs

4

30 (1)

3 (75)

16 (53)

Medical technique related AEs

0

10

0

3 (30)

Postpartum or obstetric AEs

0

90 (2)

0

31 (34)

Total

950 (100)

5121 (100)

697 (73)

3052 (60)

  1. aincluding both probably preventable and preventable AEs
  2. The table is sorted on the column AEs in orthopaedic care n (%)