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Table 4 Percent of respondents who believed an error or mistake occurred in the described scenario.

From: What do family physicians consider an error? A comparison of definitions and physician perception

Scenario

Yes, an error occurred

No, an error did not occur

Unable to tell if an error occurred

 

AAFP

Experts

AAFP

Experts

AAFP

Experts

Mr. Black/LFT

87%

100%

7%

 

6%

 

Mrs. Rose/glc

87%

96%

9%

4%

4%

 

Ms Brown/TSH

100%

100%

    

Mr. White/broken tube

47%

57%

50%

43%

3%

 

Ms Green/CT results

62%

74%

24%

13%

14%

13%