Decision making under uncertainty in the emergency department: studying the effects of cognitive biases in the diagnosis of sepsis

This was a retrospective study analyzing the diagnosis of sepsis, a severe systemic reaction to infection, in the emergency department. Sepsis is one of the leading causes of hospital mortality. Though, despite an increased focus on sepsis awareness in recent years, the rates of sepsis are increasin...

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Main Author: Noonan, Thomas Zachary
Other Authors: Pennathur, Priyadarshini R.
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Iowa 2018
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Online Access:https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6231
https://ir.uiowa.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=7563&context=etd