Missed ischemic stroke diagnosis in the emergency department by emergency medicine and neurology services. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Missed ischemic stroke diagnosis in the emergency department by emergency medicine and neurology services. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

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• Published March 2016

Missed ischemic stroke diagnosis in the emergency department by emergency medicine and neurology services.

Arch AE, Weisman DC, Coca S, Nystrom KV, Wira CR III, Schindler JL.Stroke. 2016;47:668-673.

This retrospective chart review study found that nearly a quarter of ischemic strokes were initially misdiagnosed in the emergency departments of an academic teaching hospital and a large community hospital. Posterior strokes with atypical symptoms were most frequently missed. Diagnostic errors are an important topic for emerging patient safety research.

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