ReviewHospital practice (1995)2021
Diagnostic error in the pediatric hospital: a narrative review.
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5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Autopsy rates and diagnostic errors in a Swiss community hospital: a ten-year retrospective analysis.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2025Article
- Harbingers of sepsis misdiagnosis among pediatric emergency department patients.Diagnosis (Berlin, Germany) · 2025Article
- Opportunities for Diagnostic Improvement Among Pediatric Hospital Readmissions.Hospital pediatrics · 2023Article
- Opportunities to improve diagnosis in emergency transfers to the pediatric intensive care unit.Journal of hospital medicine · 2023Article
- Diagnostic consistency between admission and discharge of pediatric cases in a tertiary teaching hospital in China.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionDiagnostic error is a prevalent type of medical error that is associated with considerable patient harm and increased medical costs. The majority of literature guiding the current understanding of diagnostic error in the hospital setting is from adult studies. However, there is research to suggest this type of error is also prevalent in the pediatric specialty.
objectivesThe primary objective of this study was to define the current understanding of diagnostic error in the pediatric hospital through a structured literature review.
methodsWe searched PubMed and identified studies focusing on three aspects of diagnostic error in pediatric hospitals: the incidence or prevalence, contributing factors, and related interventions. We used a tiered review, and a standardized electronic form to extract data from included articles.
resultsFifty-nine abstracts were screened and 23 full-text studies were included in the final review. Seventeen of the 23 studies focused on the incidence or prevalence, with only 3 studies investigating the utility of interventions. Most studies took place in an intensive care unit or emergency department with very few studies including only patients on the general wards. Overall, the prevalence of diagnostic error in pediatric hospitals varied greatly and depended on the measurement technique and specific hospital setting. Both healthcare system factors and individual cognitive factors were found to contribute to diagnostic error, with there being limited evidence to guide how best to mitigate the influence of these factors on the diagnostic process.
conclusionThe general knowledge of diagnostic error in pediatric hospital settings is limited. Future work should incorporate structured frameworks to measure diagnostic errors and examine clinicians' diagnostic processes in real-time to help guide effective hospital-wide interventions.
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