 Diagnostic Errors
"Diagnostic Errors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Incorrect diagnoses following clinical or technical diagnostic procedures.
| Descriptor ID |
D003951
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.354 N02.421.450.280
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| Concept/Terms |
Diagnostic Errors- Diagnostic Errors
- Diagnostic Error
- Error, Diagnostic
- Errors, Diagnostic
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Diagnostic Errors" by people in this website by year, and whether "Diagnostic Errors" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2004 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2007 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2008 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2012 | 5 | 4 | 9 | | 2013 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2014 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2015 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2016 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2017 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2018 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2019 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2021 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2023 | 1 | 10 | 11 | | 2024 | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diagnostic Errors" by people in Profiles.
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Auerbach A, Raffel K, Rasooly IR, Schnipper J. Diagnostic excellence: turning to diagnostic performance improvement. Diagnosis (Berl). 2025 Nov 01; 12(4):520-528.
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Wang T, Price DW, Bazemore AW. Leveraging Large Language Models to Advance Certification, Physician Learning, and Diagnostic Excellence. J Am Board Fam Med. 2025 Sep 15; 38(3):599-602.
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Sheline EK, Leonard J, Helmuth R, Widmer K, Dominguez F, Dillon M, Ambroggio L, Grubenhoff JA. A synthesized differential diagnosis is associated with fewer diagnostic errors compared to an inventorial list. Diagnosis (Berl). 2025 Aug 01; 12(3):349-357.
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Mahajan P, White E, Shaw K, Parker SJ, Chamberlain J, Ruddy RM, Alpern ER, Corboy J, Krack A, Ku B, Morrison Ponce D, Payne AS, Freiheit E, Horvath G, Kolenic G, Carney M, Klekowski N, O'Connell KJ, Singh H. Epidemiology of diagnostic errors in pediatric emergency departments using electronic triggers. Acad Emerg Med. 2025 03; 32(3):226-245.
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Kaiksow FA, Brendel M, Hubbard CC, Lee T, Chia D, Brooks K, Ruhnke GW, Raffel KE, Goyal A, Kantor MA, Helminski AS, Alday A, Astik GJ, Barish P, Schnipper JL, Auerbach AD. Measuring the association between diagnostic errors and neighborhood disadvantage. J Hosp Med. 2025 Jul; 20(7):727-730.
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Omran SS, Zhang C, Seitz A, Bruce SS, Liao V, Pawar A, Navi BB, Kamel H, Liberman AL. Possible misdiagnosis of pregnancy-associated stroke in the emergency department. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2025 Jan; 34(1):108139.
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Lorenzo M, Cory E, Cho R, Pusic M, Fish J, Adelgais KM, Boutis K. Deliberate Practice as an Effective Method for Reducing Diagnostic Error in Identifying Burn and Bruise Injuries Suspicious for an Abusive Injury. J Pediatr. 2024 Nov; 274:114183.
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Brooks KC, Raffel KE, Chia D, Karwa A, Hubbard CC, Auerbach AD, Ranji SR. Stigmatizing Language, Patient Demographics, and Errors in the Diagnostic Process. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Jun 01; 184(6):704-706.
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Auerbach AD, Lee TM, Hubbard CC, Ranji SR, Raffel K, Valdes G, Boscardin J, Dalal AK, Harris A, Flynn E, Schnipper JL. Diagnostic Errors in Hospitalized Adults Who Died or Were Transferred to Intensive Care. JAMA Intern Med. 2024 02 01; 184(2):164-173.
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Potterveld SK, Sangoi AR. Seminal Vesicle Stromal Lipofuscinosis: A Rare Incidental Finding with Potential for Misdiagnosis. Int J Surg Pathol. 2024 Sep; 32(6):1182-1185.
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