Table 4 Different perspectives on preventability
From: Unplanned return presentations of older patients to the emergency department: a root cause analysis
Preventability | Yes | No | Don’t know | Missing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient | ||||
• Deceased | 2 (18.2%) | 7 (63.6%) | 2 (18.2%) | 0 (0%) |
• Survival | 12 (16.7%) | 50 (69.4%) | 10 (13.9%) | 0 (0%) |
Doctor at ED | ||||
• Deceased | 3 (27.3%) | 4 (36.3%) | 1 (9.1%) | 3 (27.3%) |
• Survival | 18 (25.0%) | 28 (38.9%) | 5 (6.9%) | 21 (29.2%) |
General practitioner | ||||
• Deceased | 2 (18.2%) | 3 (27.3%) | 1 (9.1%) | 5 (45.4%) |
• Survival | 17 (23.6%) | 21 (29.2%) | 21 (29.2%) | 13 (18.0%) |