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ArticleDiagnosis (Berlin, Germany)2021

Development of a rubric for assessing delayed diagnosis of appendicitis, diabetic ketoacidosis and sepsis.

Kenneth A Michelson, David N Williams, Arianna H Dart, Prashant Mahajan, Emily L Aaronson, Richard G Bachur, Jonathan A Finkelstein

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Article in Diagnosis (Berlin, Germany), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kenneth A MichelsonDivision of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1763-7262
David N WilliamsDivision of Orthopedic Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Arianna H DartDivision of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Prashant MahajanDepartments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Emily L AaronsonDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Richard G BachurDivision of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Jonathan A FinkelsteinDivision of General Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Boston Children's Hospital · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USUniversity of Michigan · US

Funding

Improving Diagnosis in Emergency and Acute Care: A Learning Laboratory (IDEA-LL)R18HS026622 · AHRQ · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MAHAJAN, PRASHANT, PASUPATHY, KALYAN S · 2018 to 2021
$2.5M
Missed Opportunities for Improving Diagnosis in Pediatric Emergency CareR01HS024953 · AHRQ · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI MAHAJAN, PRASHANT · 2016 to 2020
$1.6M
Delayed Diagnosis of Serious Pediatric Emergency ConditionsK08HS026503 · AHRQ · LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO · PI MICHELSON, KENNETH · 2019 to 2023
$763k
AHRQ HHS K08 HS026503AHRQ HHS R01 HS024953AHRQ HHS R18 HS026622
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesUsing case review to determine whether a patient experienced a delayed diagnosis is challenging. Measurement would be more accurate if case reviewers had access to multi-expert consensus on grading the likelihood of delayed diagnosis. Our objective was to use expert consensus to create a guide for objectively grading the likelihood of delayed diagnosis of appendicitis, new-onset diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), and sepsis.

methodsCase vignettes were constructed for each condition. In each vignette, a patient has the condition and had a previous emergency department (ED) visit within 7 days. Condition-specific multi-specialty expert Delphi panels reviewed the case vignettes and graded the likelihood of a delayed diagnosis on a five-point scale. Delayed diagnosis was defined as the condition being present during the previous ED visit. Consensus was defined as ≥75% agreement. In each Delphi round, panelists were given the scores from the previous round and asked to rescore. A case scoring guide was created from the consensus scores.

resultsEighteen expert panelists participated. Consensus was achieved within three Delphi rounds for all appendicitis and sepsis vignettes. We reached consensus on 23/30 (77%) DKA vignettes. A case review guide was created from the consensus scores.

conclusionsMulti-specialty expert reviewers can agree on the likelihood of a delayed diagnosis for cases of appendicitis and sepsis, and for most cases of DKA. We created a guide that can be used by researchers and quality improvement specialists to allow for objective case review to determine when delayed diagnoses have occurred for appendicitis, DKA, and sepsis.

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AppendicitisDiabetic KetoacidosisSepsisDelayed DiagnosisHumansSurveys and Questionnairesdiagnostic errordiagnostic safetyerror measurement

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PMID32589599
PMCPMC7759568
OpenAlexW3037173607

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