Diagnostic time-outs to improve diagnosis.

Sarah Yale; Susan Cohen; Brett J. Bordini

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Diagnostic time-outs to improve diagnosis.

April 20, 2022

Yale S, Cohen S, Bordini BJ. Crit Care Clin. 2022;38(2):185-194.

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A broad differential diagnosis can limit missed diagnostic opportunities. This article outlines how diagnostic timeouts, which are intended reduce bias during the identification of differential diagnoses, can improve diagnosis and reduce errors.

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