Table 3 Types of unintended events according to the time of reporting and reporters.
From: Reporting of unintended events in an intensive care unit: comparison between staff and observer
Period of fourteen days | all | first | second |
|---|---|---|---|
Days | all | working | working |
Shifts | all | morning | morning |
Reporter | staff | staff | observer |
N. of events concerning | |||
Airway/mechanical ventilation | 13 (19%) | 2 (15%) | 13 (38%) |
Catheter/Drain/Probe | 18 (27%) | 1 (8%) | 3 (9%) |
Medication errors | 19 (28%) | 3 (23%) | 5 (15%) |
Patient management | 13 (19%) | 6 (46%) | 12 (35%) |
Unit management | 4 (6%) | 1 (8%) | 1 (3%) |
Total number of events | 67 | 13 | 34 |