In the fiscal year 2022-2023, among all cases of hospital harm events, nearly half of patient harm in Canadian hospitals were health care and medication related. Another third were infections. In Canada, harmful events can be divided into these four main categories.
Number of harmful events in hospitals in Canada from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by category of harm
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CIHI. (October 19, 2023). Number of harmful events in hospitals in Canada from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by category of harm [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1467752/patient-harm-events-in-hospitals-canada-by-category/
CIHI. "Number of harmful events in hospitals in Canada from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by category of harm." Chart. October 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1467752/patient-harm-events-in-hospitals-canada-by-category/
CIHI. (2023). Number of harmful events in hospitals in Canada from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by category of harm. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1467752/patient-harm-events-in-hospitals-canada-by-category/
CIHI. "Number of Harmful Events in Hospitals in Canada from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by Category of Harm." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Oct 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1467752/patient-harm-events-in-hospitals-canada-by-category/
CIHI, Number of harmful events in hospitals in Canada from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by category of harm Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1467752/patient-harm-events-in-hospitals-canada-by-category/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of harmful events in hospitals in Canada from 2014/15 to 2022/23, by category of harm [Graph], CIHI, October 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1467752/patient-harm-events-in-hospitals-canada-by-category/