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Table 1 Major missed diagnosis

From: Autopsy-detected diagnostic errors in critically ill patients with cirrhosis

Class I (n= 11)

Class II (n= 3)

1. Metastatic linitis plastica

1. Acute pancreatitis

2. Oesophageal variceal bleeding

2. Necrotizing mucor mycosis pneumonia

3. Disseminated mucor mycosis

3. Focal aspergillosis (myocardial)

4,5,6. Invasive aspergillosis (n = 3)

 

7. Invasive candidiasis

 

8. Herpes simplex pneumonia

 

9. Pneumocystis pneumonia

 

10. Gastric rupture

 

11. Disseminated HCC, vs. porta thrombosis

 
  1. Class I = missed major diagnosis that would have changed management and might have resulted in cure or prolonged survival. Class II = missed major diagnosis that would not have modified ongoing patient care.
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