Characteristics and contributing factors of diagnostic error in surgery: analysis of closed medico-legal cases and complaints in Canada.

Janice L Kwan; Lisa A Calder; Cara L Bowman; Anna MacIntyre; Richard Mimeault; Liisa Honey; Cynthia Dunn; Gary Garber; Hardeep Singh

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Characteristics and contributing factors of diagnostic error in surgery: analysis of closed medico-legal cases and complaints in Canada.

April 3, 2024

Kwan JL, Calder LA, Bowman CL, et al. Can J Surg. 2024;67(1):e58-e65.

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Research into diagnostic errors frequently focuses on hospitals, emergency departments, and primary care, with less focus on surgical diagnostic errors. This study used medico-legal cases and complaints to characterize surgical diagnostic errors. Most errors occurred post-operatively (e.g., failure to recognize clinical deterioration) and were attributed to providers’ clinical decision-making.

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