From: The intention to disclose medical errors among doctors in a referral hospital in North Malaysia
Opinion | Vignettes n (%; 95% CI) | ||||
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Insulin overdose | Hyperkalaemia missed | Retained sponge | Bile duct injury | ||
Is this situation is a serious error? | Yes | 259 (99.2; 97.0–99.8) | 249 (97.2; 94.3–98.7) | 253 (96.9;94.0–98.5) | 206 (79.5; 74.1–84.0) |
Unsure | 2 (0.8; 0.2–3.0) | 5 (2.0; 0.8–4.6) | 7 (2.7; 1.2–5.5) | 39 (15.1; 11.2–20.0) | |
No | 0* | 2 (0.8; 0.1–3.0)*** | 1 (0.4; 0.1–2.7)* | 14 (5.4; 3.2–8.9)** | |
As a physician, how responsible are you for this error? | Responsible | 246 (89.1; 84.8–92.3) | 254 (92.0; 88.1–94.8) | 251 (91.0; 87.0–93.8) | 232 (84.0; 79.2–87.9) |
Unsure | 27 (9.8; 6.8–13.9) | 20 (7.3; 4.7–11.0) | 23 (8.3; 5.6–12.3) | 38 (13.8; 10.2–18.4) | |
Not responsible | 3 (1.1; 0.3–3.3) | 2 (0.7; 0.2–2.9) | 2 (0.7; 0.2–2.9) | 6 (2.2; 1.0–4.8) | |
How likely do you think that you will be sued because of this error | Likely | 162 (58.7; 52.8–64.4) | 166 (60.1; 54.2–66.0) | 217 (78.6; 73.4–83.1) | 125 (45.3; 39.5–51.2) |
Unknown | 102 (37.0; 31.4–42.8) | 96 (34.8; 29.4–40.6) | 50 (18.1; 14.0–23.1) | 109 (39.5; 33.9–45.4) | |
Unlikely | 12 (4.3; 2.5–7.5) | 14 (5.1; 3.0–8.4) | 9 (3.3; 1.7–6.2) | 42 (15.2; 11.4–20.0) | |
How likely would you be to disclose this error to the patient? | Likely | 140 (50.7; 44.8–56.6) | 145 (52.5; 46.6–58.4) | 192 (69.6; 63.8–74.7) | 139 (50.4; 44.4–56.3) |
Unknown | 98 (35.5 30.1–44.4) | 93 (33.7; 28.3–39.5) | 62 (22.4; 17.9–27.8) | 89 (32.2; 27.0–38.0) | |
Unlikely | 38 (13.8; 10.2–18.4) | 38 (13.8; 10.2–18.4) | 22 (8.0; 5.3–11.8) | 48 (17.4; 13.3–22.4) |