Physician-Reported Diagnostic Uncertainty Among Children Discharged From the Pediatric Emergency Department With Acute Respiratory Illness
Diagnostic uncertainty occurred in nearly one-third of ED discharges for pediatric acute respiratory illness. Communication approaches varied, and several challenges were noted. Future research engaging clinicians and families is needed to address these challenges and develop optimal methods of family-centered communication of uncertainty.
Authors
- Alexandra T. Geanacopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8928-5588)
- Joseph Kanaan
- Christina L. Cifra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7449-802X)
- Mark I. Neuman
- Alon Peltz
- Mei-Sing Ong
- Carolyn Drescher
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2026-03-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003589
- Primary Topic
- Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00