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Comparative Study
. 1997 Sep;14(5):293-4.
doi: 10.1136/emj.14.5.293.

The misdiagnosis severity score and doctors' perception of the severity of diagnostic errors

H R Guly  1
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Comparative Study

The misdiagnosis severity score and doctors' perception of the severity of diagnostic errors

H R Guly. J Accid Emerg Med. 1997 Sep.

Abstract

Objective: To test the previously described misdiagnosis severity score (MSS) by comparing it with doctors' perceptions of the severity of diagnostic errors.

Methods: 14 scenarios of diagnostic errors were described on a questionnaire. These were given to 12 accident and emergency (A&E) consultants who were asked to indicate their assessment of the severity of the errors on a scale of 1 to 10.

Results: There was a highly significant concordance between doctors' rankings of the diagnostic errors, and between the MSS and the mean severity as assessed by the A&E consultants.

Conclusions: It is reasonable to use the MSS as a measure of the severity of diagnostic errors.

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    1. J Accid Emerg Med. 1997 Sep;14(5):290-2 - PubMed

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