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DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1676619
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Diagnostic Errors in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Case Series

Grant J. Shafer
1   Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
2   Department of Neonatology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
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Gautham Suresh
1   Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
2   Department of Neonatology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
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26 December 2018 (online)

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Abstract

Diagnostic errors remain understudied in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The few available studies are primarily autopsy-based, and do not evaluate diagnostic errors that did not result in the patient's death. This case series presents 10 examples of nonlethal diagnostic errors in the NICU—classified according to the component of the diagnostic process which led to the error. These cases demonstrate the presence of diagnostic error in the NICU and highlight the need for further research on this important topic.

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diagnostic errors - case series - neonatal intensive care unit - neonatology

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