The cost of diagnostic uncertainty: a prospective economic analysis of febrile children attending an NHS emergency department

BACKGROUND: Paediatric fever is a common cause of emergency department (ED) attendance. A lack of prompt and definitive diagnostics makes it difficult to distinguish viral from potentially life-threatening bacterial causes, necessitating a cautious approach. This may result in extended periods of ob...

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Autores principales: Leigh, Simon, Grant, Alison, Murray, Nicola, Faragher, Brian, Desai, Henal, Dolan, Samantha, Cabdi, Naeema, Murray, James B., Rejaei, Yasmin, Stewart, Stephanie, Edwardson, Karl, Dean, Jason, Mehta, Bimal, Yeung, Shunmay, Coenen, Frans, Niessen, Louis W., Carrol, Enitan D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6402102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30836976
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1275-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6402102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30836976
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1275-z

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