Types of diagnostic errors reported by paediatric emergency providers in a global paediatric emergency care research network.
Prashant MahajanJoseph A GrubenhoffJim CranfordMaala BhattJames M ChamberlainTodd ChangMark LyttleRianne OostenbrinkDamian RolandRichard M RudyKathy N ShawRobert Velasco ZunigaApoorva BelleNathan KuppermannHardeep SinghPublished in: BMJ open quality (2023)
An international cohort of paediatric ED physicians reported several MOIDs, often in children who presented to the ED with common undifferentiated symptoms. Many of these were related to patient/parent-provider interaction factors such as suboptimal history and physical examination. Physicians' personal experiences offer an underexplored source for investigating and mitigating diagnostic errors in the paediatric ED.