Clinical decision-making: Cognitive biases and heuristics in triage decisions in the emergency department
Our study provides preliminary evidence that cognitive biases and risk-taking behavior are not associated with triage accuracy among well-experienced and trained emergency triage nurses. Further research is required to fully understand the impact of cognitive biases on emergency triage decisions.
Authors
- Ho Fai Chan
- Stephen Whyte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9464-1110)
- Uwe Dulleck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0953-5963)
- James A. Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9387-2489)
- Benno Torgler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9809-963X)
- Thilini Nisansala Egoda Kapuralalage
Institutions
- Queensland University of Technology (AU)
- University of Canberra (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2025.02.043
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 15.16
Funders
- PA Research Foundation