Table 2 Consensus preventability ratings of 1356 adverse drug events, by assessment method
From: Methods for evaluating adverse drug event preventability in emergency department patients
Preventability Rating | Best Practice-Based [4] | Error-Based [23] | Algorithm-Based [24] |
|---|---|---|---|
Definitely or probably preventable, n (%, 95 CI) | 869 (64.1, 61.5–66.6) | 930 (68.5, 66.1–71.1) | 873 (64.3, 61.8–66.9) |
Definitely, n (%, 95 CI) | 87 (6.4, 5.1–7.7) | 93 (6.9, 5.5–8.2) | 613 (45.2, 42.6–47.9) |
Probably, n (%, 95 CI) | 782 (57.7, 55.0–60.3) | 780 (57.5, 54.9–60.2) | 317 (23.4, 21.1–25.6) |
Not preventable, n (%, 95 CI) | 487 (35.9, 33.4–38.5) | 483 (35.6, 33.1–38.2) | 426 (31.4, 28.9–33.9) |