Table 1 Frequency of commonly reported diagnoses
Diagnosis associated with diagnostic error | Number of reports | Percentage of total number of reports concerning diagnostic error (%) |
|---|---|---|
Fracture | 1007 | 44 |
Other/Diagnosis not specified | 679 | 30 |
Myocardial Infarction | 161 | 7 |
Intracranial Bleed | 140 | 6 |
Stroke/CVA | 97 | 4 |
Acute Abdomen | 77 | 3 |
Pulmonary Embolism | 34 | 2 |
Ectopic Pregnancy | 31 | 1 |
Appendicitis | 17 | < 1 |
Ischaemic Limb | 15 | < 1 |
DVT | 11 | < 1 |
Meningitis | 11 | < 1 |
Pneumonia | 8 | < 1 |
Total | 2288 | Â |