Table 1 The number of allocations of substandard factors in categories and subcategories by 13 classifiers^a

1

Equipment and Materials

29

(1)

1. use

2

(7)

2. performance

5

(17)

3. availability

15

(52)

4. other

4

(14)

Allocations

13

2

Medication

14

(<1)

1. substance itself

-

-

2. dosage

10

(71)

3. administration

-

-

4. other

3

(21)

Allocations

297

3

Additional tests/ investigations

326

(9)

1. requestform

58

(18)

2. labelling patient material

23

(7)

3. dispatch patientmaterial

9

(3)

4. execution

85

(26)

5. interpretation testresult by test performer

29

(9)

6. testresult to person who requested

47

(14)

7. other

46

(14)

Allocations

35

4

Transportation

39

(1)

1. home-hospital

15

(38)

2. between hospitals

1

(3)

3. within the hospital/department/ward

9

(23)

4. other

10

(26)

Allocations

1121

5

Documentation

1247

(34)

1. basic data

406

(33)

2. observations/examinations

270

(22)

3. considerations/management

314

(25)

4. other

131

(11)

Allocations

311

6

Communication

348

(10)

1. same echelon, equal level

44

(13)

2. same echelon, different level

24

(7)

3. different echelons

104

(30)

4. with patient

71

(20)

5. between departments

18

(5)

6. other

50

(14)

Allocations

1449

Allocations

450

7

Medical practice

1452

(40)

1. diagnosis

467

(32)

1. use of guidelines

311

(67)

2. content of guidelines

3

(1)

3. common practice

136

(29)

Allocations

878

2. management plan/management

911

(63)

1. use of guidelines

588

(65)

2. content of guidelines

32

(4)

3. common practice

258

(28)

3. other

71

(5)

8

Other

90

(2)

9

Non classifiable

118

(3)

Total

3663

Total number of allocations

3252

Total number of allocations

1328