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Table 1 Study participants, cases and case episodes*

From: Assessment of the potential impact of a reminder system on the reduction of diagnostic errors: a quasi-experimental study

Grade of subject

 

Consultant (%)

Registrar (%)

SHO (%)

Student (%)

Total

Case episodes

Cases

Subjects invited to participate

27 (27.8)

33 (34)

20 (20.6)

17 (17.5)

97

  

Subjects who attempted at least one case (attempters)

18 (23.7)

24 (31.6)

19 (25)

15 (19.7)

76

751

24

Subjects who attempted at least six cases

16 (25.8)

18 (29)

15 (24.2)

13 (20.9)

62

715

24

Subjects who completed all 12 cases (completers)

15 (28.8)

14 (26.9)

10 (19.2)

13 (25)

52

624

24

Regular DSS users (usage > once/week)

2

1

3

0

6

  
  1. * Since each case was assessed more than once, each attempt by a subject at a case was termed as a 'case episode'.