• Critical care clinics · Jan 2022

    Review

    Diagnostic Error: Why Now?

    • Grant Shafer and Kanekal Suresh Gautham.
    • Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital of Orange County, 1201 West La Veta Avenue, Orange, CA 92868, USA. Electronic address: grant.shafer@choc.org.
    • Crit Care Clin. 2022 Jan 1; 38 (1): 1-10.

    AbstractDiagnostic errors remain relatively understudied and underappreciated. They are particularly concerning in the intensive care unit, where they are more likely to result in harm to patients. There is a lack of consensus on the definition of diagnostic error, and current methods to quantify diagnostic error have numerous limitations as noted in the sentinel report by the National Academy of Medicine. Although definitive definition and measurement remain elusive goals, increasing our understanding of diagnostic error is crucial if we are to make progress in reducing the incidence and harm caused by errors in diagnosis.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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