Diagnostic error increases mortality and length of hospital stay in patients presenting through the emergency room

Diagnostic error increases mortality and length of hospital stay in patients presenting through the emergency room

Abstract Background Diagnostic errors occur frequently, especially in the emergency room. Estimates about the consequences of diagnostic error vary widely and little is known about the factors predicting error. Our objectives thus was to determine the rate of discrepancy between diagnoses at hospita...

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Main Authors: Wolf E. Hautz, Juliane E. Kämmer, Stefanie C. Hautz, Thomas C. Sauter, Laura Zwaan, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos, Tanja Birrenbach, Volker Maier, Martin Müller, Stefan K. Schauber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-019-0629-z

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