 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 | 5 | 6 | | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2012 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2013 | 0 | 6 | 6 | | 2014 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2015 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2016 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diagnostic Errors" by people in Profiles.
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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 Mar; 32(3):226-245.
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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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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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Schnipper JL, Raffel KE, Keniston A, Burden M, Glasheen J, Ranji S, Hubbard C, Barish P, Kantor M, Adler-Milstein J, John Boscardin W, Harrison JD, Dalal AK, Lee T, Auerbach A. Achieving diagnostic excellence through prevention and teamwork (ADEPT)?study protocol: A multicenter, prospective quality and safety program to improve diagnostic processes in medical inpatients. J Hosp Med. 2023 12; 18(12):1072-1081.
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Lowe JT, Leonard J, Dominguez F, Widmer K, Deakyne Davies SJ, Wiersma AJ, Mendenhall M, Grubenhoff JA. Preferred language and diagnostic errors in the pediatric emergency department. Diagnosis (Berl). 2024 Feb 01; 11(1):49-53.
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Gupta AB, Greene MT, Fowler KE, Chopra VI. Associations Between Hospitalist Shift Busyness, Diagnostic Confidence, and Resource Utilization: A Pilot Study. J Patient Saf. 2023 10 01; 19(7):447-452.
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Liberman AL, Zhang C, Parikh NS, Salehi Omran S, Navi BB, Lappin RI, Merkler AE, Kaiser JH, Kamel H. Misdiagnosis of Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome in the Emergency Department. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 10 03; 12(19):e030009.
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Marshall TL, Limes J, Lessing JN. Clinical progress note: Diagnostic error in hospital medicine. J Hosp Med. 2024 01; 19(1):53-56.
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Ladell MM, Shafer G, Ziniel SI, Grubenhoff JA. Comparative Perspectives on Diagnostic Error Discussions Between Inpatient and Outpatient Pediatric Providers. Am J Med Qual. 2023 Sep-Oct 01; 38(5):245-254.
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