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Table 3 Preventability of errors and likelihood to cause harm

From: Medical errors in primary care clinics – a cross sectional study

 

N

Error rate

Inconclusive rate

%

95% CI (%)

%

95% CI (%)

Preventability

1753

93.5

91.3 – 95.7

1.9

0.8 – 2.9

Likely to cause serious harm

1753

39.9

33.1 – 46.7