Table 2 Grounds for PIC decisions

Compensated patient injuries related to

Number of cases (% of all compensated cases)

 treatment

2,834 (88.39)

 infection

317 (9.89)

 equipment

16 (0.50)

 accident

3 (0.10)

 unreasonable outcome

36 (1.12)

 total

3,206 (100)

Compensation denied because injury was

Number of cases (% of all denials)

 unavoidable or tolerable

4,248 (74.59)

 not related to treatment

1,399 (24.57)

 minor

21 (0.37)

 not covered by patient insurance

27 (0.47)

 total

5,695 (100)