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Sentinel Event and Serious Untoward Event Statistics

Sentinel Events Reported by Private Hospitals in 2024 (as at 31 January 2024)

Sentinel Events Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
1 Surgery / interventional procedure involving a wrong patient or body part -
2 Retained instruments or other material after surgery / interventional procedure -
3 ABO incompatibility blood transfusion -
4 Medication error resulting in major permanent loss of function or death -
5 Intravascular gas embolism resulting in death or neurological damage -
6 Death of an inpatient from suicide (including home leave) -
7 Maternal death or serious morbidity associated with labour or delivery -
8 Infant discharged to wrong family or infant abduction -
9 Other adverse events resulting in permanent loss of function or death (excluding complications) -
* Number of fatal cases is indicated in bracket.

Serious Untoward Events Reported by Private Hospitals in 2024 (as at 31 January 2024)

Serious Untoward Events Jan-Mar Apr-Jun Jul-Sep Oct-Dec
1 Medication error which could have led to death or permanent harm or carries a significant public health risk
2 Patient misidentification which could have led to death or permanent harm
* Number of fatal cases is indicated in bracket.

Statistics of Sentinel Events and Serious Untoward Events Reported by Private Hospitals in Previous Years