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Diagnostic Errors in Tuberculous Patients: A Multicenter Study from a Developing Country
Joint Authors
Sheybani, Fereshte
Sarvghad, Mohammad Reza
Jabbari Nooghabi, Mehdi
Neshati, Hashem
Soltani, Ahmad Khalifeh
Efterkharpoor, Elaheh
Naderi, Hamid Reza
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-11-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Although there is still much to learn about the types of errors committed in health care and why they occur, enough is known today to recognize that a serious concern exists for patients.
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is frequently subject to diagnostic errors.
Missed or delayed diagnosis of TB can affect patients and community adversely.
Our aim in the present study was at evaluating the type of diagnostic errors in TB patients from symptom onset to diagnosis.
This was a multicenter cross-sectional study conducted in three university hospitals in Mashhad, Iran.
We showed a long delay in diagnosing TB that is mostly related to the time from first medical visit to diagnosis.
Errors in the diagnostic process were identified in 97.5% of patients.
The most common type of error in diagnosing TB was failure in hypothesis generation (72%), followed by history taking and physical examination.
In conclusion, it seems likely that efforts to improve public awareness of and health literacy for TB, to coordinate the referral and follow-up systems of patients, and to improve physicians’ skills in history taking and physical examination and clinical reasoning will result in reduced delay in diagnosis of TB and, perhaps, improved patient safety and community health.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Neshati, Hashem& Sheybani, Fereshte& Naderi, Hamid Reza& Sarvghad, Mohammad Reza& Soltani, Ahmad Khalifeh& Efterkharpoor, Elaheh…[et al.]. 2018. Diagnostic Errors in Tuberculous Patients: A Multicenter Study from a Developing Country. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Neshati, Hashem…[et al.]. Diagnostic Errors in Tuberculous Patients: A Multicenter Study from a Developing Country. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Neshati, Hashem& Sheybani, Fereshte& Naderi, Hamid Reza& Sarvghad, Mohammad Reza& Soltani, Ahmad Khalifeh& Efterkharpoor, Elaheh…[et al.]. Diagnostic Errors in Tuberculous Patients: A Multicenter Study from a Developing Country. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1184721
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1184721