Diagnostic delay of acute mitral regurgitation during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diagnostic errors or delays can cause serious consequences for patient safety, especially in the emergency department. Anchoring bias is one of the major factors leading to diagnostic error. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the high probability of COVID-19 in febrile patients could be a major cause of anchoring bias leading to diagnostic error. In addition, certain evaluations such as auscultation are difficult to perform on a casual basis due to the increased risk of contact infection, which lead to inadequate assessment of the patients with valvular disease. Acute mitral regurgitation (MR) could be a fatal disease in the emergency department, especially if there is a diagnostic error or delay in diagnosis. It is often reported that diagnosis can

SUBMITTER: Kawabata A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8287556 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature