Diagnostic errors in pediatric echocardiography: development of taxonomy and identification of risk factors.

Oscar J Benavidez; Kimberlee Gauvreau; Kathy J Jenkins; Tal Geva

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Diagnostic errors in pediatric echocardiography: development of taxonomy and identification of risk factors.

June 18, 2008

Benavidez OJ, Gauvreau K, Jenkins KJ, et al. Circulation. 2008;117(23):2995-3001.

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Diagnostic errors in pediatric echocardiography were infrequent, but generally were severe enough to change patient management, and were mostly considered preventable.

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