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Uncertain diagnoses in a children's hospital: patient characteristics and outcomes.

Sump CA, Marshall TL, Ipsaro AJ, et al. Uncertain diagnoses in a children’s hospital: patient characteristics and outcomes. Diagnosis. 2021;8(3):353-357. doi:10.1515/dx-2019-0058.

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April 1, 2020
Sump CA, Marshall TL, Ipsaro AJ, et al. Diagnosis. 2021;8(3):353-357.
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Diagnostic uncertainty has been described as a clinician perception that affects diagnostic evaluation and can lead to diagnostic errors and negative patient outcomes. This single site cross-sectional study describes the clinical characteristics and healthcare utilization among pediatric patients prospectively identified as having an ‘uncertain diagnosis’ (defined as patients with high likelihood to have a different diagnosis resulting in a change in management). Of the 200 patients meeting inclusion criteria, 45% had gastrointestinal symptoms (e.g., vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea). Five percent of patients (5%) required a rapid response team and 3.5% were transferred to intensive care. The authors suggest that better methods to prospectively identify patients with an ‘uncertain diagnosis’ can result in optimized care for these patients.

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Sump CA, Marshall TL, Ipsaro AJ, et al. Uncertain diagnoses in a children’s hospital: patient characteristics and outcomes. Diagnosis. 2021;8(3):353-357. doi:10.1515/dx-2019-0058.

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