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World J Crit Care Med. Jun 9, 2024; 13(2): 89644
Published online Jun 9, 2024. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v13.i2.89644
Published online Jun 9, 2024. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.v13.i2.89644
Ten misconceptions regarding decision-making in critical care
Tara Ramaswamy, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
Jamie L Sparling, Marvin G Chang, Edward A Bittner, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, United States
Author contributions: Bittner EA conceptualized and drafted the initial version of the manuscript; Ramaswamy T, Sparling JL, and Chang MG reviewed and substantially revised the manuscript; All authors accepted the final version of the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Corresponding author: Edward A Bittner, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, United States. ebittner@mgh.harvard.edu
Received: November 7, 2023
Revised: January 25, 2024
Accepted: March 1, 2024
Published online: June 9, 2024
Processing time: 208 Days and 11.1 Hours
Revised: January 25, 2024
Accepted: March 1, 2024
Published online: June 9, 2024
Processing time: 208 Days and 11.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Diagnostic errors are prevalent in critical care practice and associated with patient harm. Cognitive science has provided insight into the clinical decision-making process. By understanding how practitioners make clinical decisions and examining how errors occur, strategies may be developed and implemented to decrease errors in decision making and improve patient outcomes.