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Table 3 Annual numbers of claims, compensated claims and surgical procedures with respective rates during the period 2011–2015

From: Patterns of malpractice claims and compensation after surgical procedures: a retrospective analysis of 8,901 claims from the Finnish patient insurance registry

Year

Claims (n)

Comp. claims (n)

Procedures (n)

Claims rate (%)a

Compensation rate (%)b

Comp. claims rate (%)c

2011

1,675

638

259,827

0.64

0.25

38.09

2012

1,902

703

303,955

0.63

0.23

36.96

2013

1,816

659

297,315

0.61

0.22

36.29

2014

1,814

623

308,041

0.59

0.20

34.34

2015

1,694

583

301,297

0.56

0.19

34.42

All

8,901

3,206

1,470,435

0.61

0.22

36.02

  1. n Number of cases
  2. Comp. Compensated
  3. aPearson Chi-Square p = 0.001 and Mantel–Haenszel test of linear association p < 0.001
  4. bPearson Chi-Square and Mantel–Haenszel test of linear association p < 0.001
  5. cMantel–Haenszel test of linear association p = 0.006