All Content

Full-time trauma surgeons had a lower incidence of diagnostic errors (defined as the incidence of missed injuries in severely injured patients) compared with surgeons who primarily practiced in other specialties, according to this retrospective analysis of patients admitted to a Taiwanese surgical intensive care unit.

Unplanned readmissions within 30 days of discharge were associated with problems in the quality of care, including inadequate diagnostic workup and diagnostic error.

The investigators reviewed evidence on ultrasonographic guidance for breast biopsy and provide suggestions on how to minimize sampling error and other problems associated with this diagnostic procedure.