Hospital Diagnostic Errors Are Common Among Patients Who Died or Were Transferred to ICU: Study
Common errors in diagnosing patients involved clinicians ordering the wrong tests, or mistakes in reading test results, according to the researchers.
Common errors in diagnosing patients involved clinicians ordering the wrong tests, or mistakes in reading test results, according to the researchers.
Concerns about the safety and accuracy of pulse oximeters for people with darker skin will be reviewed by health experts at a panel advisory meeting in February 2024
Researchers warn that trying to diagnose children with acute sinusitis by mucus discharge color is ineffective and often leads to unnecessary antibiotics
Workers with silicosis are often misdiagnosed, not given the proper safety equipment and sometimes continued to work with silica dust from quartz countertops even after a diagnosis.
Failure to diagnose strokes is one of the most common diagnostic errors, often leading to permanent disability or death.
Delays in identifying a heart attack using the recalled Quidel cardiac panels could result in long-term, and even deadly, heart damage, the FDA warns.
The FDA warns that inaccurate results from the recalled blood tests could lead to extensive heart damage, severe injury or death.
Lawsuit indicates Florida woman was first misdiagnosed as having a corneal scratch, but later discovered she suffered from an eye infection caused by recalled Artificial Tears eye drops
Many patients diagnosied with autoimmune encephalitis may not have the disease, and incorrect treatment could lead to serious injury or death, researchers warn.
CADt imaging software should be used to flag potential signs of a stroke, but are not meant to be full stroke diagnostic devices, the FDA letter warns