Discrepancies Between Clinical and Autopsy Diagnoses in Rapid Response Team–Assisted Patients: What Are We Missing?

Conclusions We found a high rate (37.5%) of major misdiagnosis in autopsies from patients assisted by the RRT in a tertiary teaching hospital. Pulmonary embolism was the most inaccurate fatal diagnosis detected by autopsy.
Source: Journal of Patient Safety - Category: Health Management Tags: Original Studies Source Type: research