Undiagnosed and Rare Diseases in Critical Care: The Role of Diagnostic Access. Crit Care Clin 2022 Apr;38(2):159-171
Date
04/05/2022Pubmed ID
35369940DOI
10.1016/j.ccc.2021.12.002Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85127162772 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
Critically ill patients with undiagnosed and rare diseases are at high risk for cognitive diagnostic errors as well as delays in diagnosis that are the result of impaired diagnostic access. Local evaluation teams dedicated to undiagnosed and rare diseases can address both the risk and actuality of diagnostic error, as well as shortfalls in diagnostic access, particularly for patients whose diminished access is a result of critical illness. Features of successful teams are discussed.
Author List
Bordini BJAuthor
Brett J. Bordini MD Associate Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Critical CareCritical Illness
Diagnostic Errors
Humans
Rare Diseases