The Diagnostic Performance Feedback “Calibration Gap”: Why Clinical Experience Alone Is Not Enough to Prevent Serious Diagnostic Errors

Can electronic clinical documentation help prevent diagnostic errors?

ized. But information and knowl­ edge do not equal wisdom, and it is too easy for nonexperts to take at face value statements made confidently by voices of authority. Physicians are in the best position to weigh informa­ tion and advise patients, draw­ ing on their understanding of available evidence as well as their training and experience. If anything, the wealth of infor­ mation on the Inter...

Dominance alone is not enough.

Muscle alone is not enough.

Irritability, the property of response to the forces in the environment , is present in even the more primitive living cells. If a weak electric shock or touch is applied to an amoeba, it will immediately respond with a movement exemplified by a flow of its protoplasm. It will also respond to temperature, oxygen, pH, and various other environmental stimuli. Yet this primitive single-cell organi...

Is Cholecystectomy Alone Enough To Prevent Acute Biliary Pancreatitis Attack?

Introduction The main objective of this study is to find out whether laparoscopic cholecystectomy alone is enough to prevent acute biliary pancreatitis attacks. Material and Method We performed a retrospective study with acute biliary pancreatitis patients who previously undergone cholecystectomy at the Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of General Surgery, between January 2012 and Decemb...

Why empiricism is not enough.

Those involved in the improvement science community have much to celebrate as more resources become available to improve patient safety. Professor Kathleen Steven’s letter in this issue reminds us there is still much to do and that progress depends on building the scientific basis for improved patient safety and health outcomes. Professor Stevens’ letter builds on Professor Pearson’s promotion ...