Articles: emergency-medicine.
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Emerg Med Australas · Jun 2023
Reducing diagnostic errors in the emergency department at the time of patient treatment.
The purpose of the present study was to compare and combine the radiographic interpretation accuracy of emergency clinicians and radiographers in clinical practice. ⋯ This is the first study to directly compare and combine the accuracy of an emergency clinician's radiographic interpretation with a radiographer's interpretation within clinical practice. The present study demonstrated that with the addition of a radiographer's interpretation, an emergency clinician's interpretation can be more accurate than the emergency clinician's interpretation in isolation. This highlights the value of a radiographer's interpretation that can complement an emergency clinician's interpretation when a radiologist's report is unavailable.
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Emerg Med Australas · Jun 2023
Qualitative study using grounded theory examining collegiality among emergency physicians.
Collegiality is considered to be any extra-role behaviour that is discretionary, not recognised by a formal reward system and that promotes the effective functioning of the organisation. Although there is much literature on the concept of collegiality, there are few studies examining collegiality in the medical profession and none looking at collegiality among emergency physicians (EPs). The aim of the present study is to explore the perceptions of different ED healthcare professionals on the meaning of collegiality among EPs, the benefits of collegiality and behaviours they identify as indicative of collegiality. ⋯ The present study identified distinct themes and behaviours indicative of collegiality among EPs. Promoting these behaviours could improve staff well-being, ED efficiency, patient safety and productivity.