Reducing Risk - HDC case files - Missing a pulmonary embolism, it’s easier than you think
The Medical Protection New Zealand podcastShow Notes
Except for the grace of God go all of us. All of make clinical errors because we are human. Some result in severe patient harm. In this interesting HDC case we discuss the impact of bias and other factors as possible reasons for not diagnosing a PE on multiple occasions.
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