Cifra CL, Custer JW, Fackler JC. A Research Agenda for Diagnostic Excellence in Critical Care Medicine.
Crit Care Clin 2022;
38:141-157. [PMID:
34794628 PMCID:
PMC8963385 DOI:
10.1016/j.ccc.2021.07.003]
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Abstract
Diagnosing critically ill patients in the intensive care unit is difficult. As a result, diagnostic errors in the intensive care unit are common and have been shown to cause harm. Research to improve diagnosis in critical care medicine has accelerated in past years. However, much work remains to fully elucidate the diagnostic process in critical care. To achieve diagnostic excellence, interdisciplinary research is needed, adopting a balanced strategy of continued biomedical discovery while addressing the complex care delivery systems underpinning the diagnosis of critical illness.
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