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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedBarwise A, Leppin A, Dong Y
What contributes to diagnostic error or delay? A qualitative exploration across diverse acute care settings in the United States.
This study was part of a mixed-methods approach to understand the organizational, clinician, and patient factors contributing to diagnostic error and delay among acutely ill patients within a health system. Findings showed that clinicians perceived that diverse organizational, communication and coordination, individual clinician, and patient factors interact to impede the process of making timely and accurate diagnoses. This study highlights the complex sociotechnical system within which individual clinicians operate and the contributions of systems, processes, and institutional factors to diagnostic error and delay.
AHRQ-funded; HS026609.
Citation: Barwise A, Leppin A, Dong Y .
What contributes to diagnostic error or delay? A qualitative exploration across diverse acute care settings in the United States.
J Patient Saf 2021 Jun 1;17(4):239-48. doi: 10.1097/pts.0000000000000817..
Keywords: Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Medical Errors, Adverse Drug Events (ADE)
Stone CA, Trubiano JA, Phillips EJ
Testing strategies and predictors for evaluating immediate and delayed reactions to cephalosporins.
Although 1% to 2% of the general population carries a cephalosporin allergy label (CAL), there is a lack of validated testing strategies and predictors of true allergy. The objective of this study was to identify cross-reactivity patterns and predictors of skin test positive (STP) in geographically disparate patients with a CAL. The investigators found that cephalosporin cross-reactivity was based on shared R1 groupings. Increasing time since the original reaction and the presence of a PAL with unknown cephalosporin tolerance predicted a lower likelihood of cephalosporin STP.
AHRQ-funded; HS026395.
Citation: Stone CA, Trubiano JA, Phillips EJ .
Testing strategies and predictors for evaluating immediate and delayed reactions to cephalosporins.
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract 2021 Jan;9(1):435-44e13. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2020.07.056..
Keywords: Antibiotics, Medication, Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Adverse Events, Skin Conditions, Diagnostic Safety and Quality