Sentinel Events Reported by Day Procedure Centres in 2025 (as at 31 January 2025)
| 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 | Medication error resulting in major permanent loss of function or death | - | |||||||||||
| 4 | Intravascular gas embolism resulting in death or neurological damage | - | |||||||||||
| 5 | Other adverse events resulting in permanent loss of function or death (excluding complications) | 1(0)^ |
Summary of Sentinel Event in January 2025:
In January 2025, one sentinel event was reported by day procedure centre. The event involved a 35-year-old female patient who failed to recover from sedation during a surgical tooth extraction procedure under deep sedation.
Serious Untoward Events Reported by Day Procedure Centres in 2025
| 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 |