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==Missed or delayed diagnosis<ref>Missed and Delayed Diagnoses in the Emergency Department: A Study of Closed Malpractice Claims From 4 Liability Insurers. Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 49, Issue 2 (February 2007)</ref>==
 
%
Fracture 19
Infection 15
Myocardial infarction 10
Cancer 9
Cerebral vascular disease 8
Embolism 5
Appendicitis 5
Other abdominal disease 5
Peripheral vascular disease 4
Aneurysm 3
Other cardiac disease 3
Other 15
 
==Source==
 
 
Missed and Delayed Diagnoses in the Emergency Department: A Study of Closed Malpractice Claims From 4 Liability Insurers. Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 49, Issue 2 (February 2007)
 


{| class="wikitable"
|-
| '''Cause '''<br/>
| '''%'''
|-
| [[Fractures]]
| 19
|-
| Infection
| 15
|-
| [[Myocardial infarction]]
| 10
|-
| Cancer
| 9
|-
| Cerebral vascular disease
| 8
|-
| [[Pulmonary embolism]]
| 5
|-
| [[Appendicitis]]
| 5
|-
| Other abdominal disease
| 5
|-
| Peripheral vascular disease
| 4
|-
| Aneurysm
| 3
|-
| Other cardiac disease
| 3
|-
|
Other
| 15
|}


==References==
<references/>


[[Category:Misc/General]]
[[Category:Misc/General]]

Latest revision as of 23:09, 21 October 2017

Missed or delayed diagnosis[1]

Cause
%
Fractures 19
Infection 15
Myocardial infarction 10
Cancer 9
Cerebral vascular disease 8
Pulmonary embolism 5
Appendicitis 5
Other abdominal disease 5
Peripheral vascular disease 4
Aneurysm 3
Other cardiac disease 3

Other

15

References

  1. Missed and Delayed Diagnoses in the Emergency Department: A Study of Closed Malpractice Claims From 4 Liability Insurers. Annals of Emergency Medicine - Volume 49, Issue 2 (February 2007)