Diagnostic errors in patients admitted directly from new outpatient visits
The frequency of diagnostic errors in this study was higher than those in previous studies of new outpatient visits, underscoring the imperative for heightened scrutiny in cases involving medical residents especially when patients present with multiple or atypical symptoms. This vigilance is crucial to mitigating the risk of diagnostic inaccuracies in these settings. Cases that result in emergency hospitalization at the time of the initial outpatient visit are more likely to have complex or serious patient conditions and more detrimental diagnostic errors.
Authors
- Koichiro Santo
- Sho Ukishima
- Toshio Naito
- Akio Kanazawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2292-395X)
- Nozomi Aoki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1739-7452)
- Seiko Kushiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2529-0895)
- Yuji Nishizaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6964-6702)
- Taro Shimizu
- Taiju Miyagami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4893-2224)
- Mayu Suzuki
- Yu Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1265-1591)
Institutions
- Juntendo University (JP)
- Dokkyo Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Diagnosis
- Published
- 2024-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1515/dx-2024-0088
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.51