'So why didn't you think this baby was ill?' Decision-making in acute paediatrics.
Roland D, Snelson E. 'So why didn't you think this baby was ill?' Decision-making in acute paediatrics. Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2019;104(1):43-48. doi:10.1136/archdischild-2017-313199.
Clinical reasoning is a complex process that can be influenced by numerous factors. This review describes factors that influence decision-making in acute pediatric care. The authors discuss difficulty in history taking, biases, and other elements that can degrade the patient assessment required to inform appropriate diagnosis and treatment.