Three Reasons Why You Should Tell Your Colleagues About Their Mistakes. Sooner Than Later.
During a recent night shift I was called to a patient who obviously was acutely ill. She had been transferred from the ICU to the ward today. Further workup showed she didn’t have urinary tract infection (UTI) as suspected, but: necrotizing fasciitis. She was operated on immediately and survived. The initial misdiagnosis had almost killed her. On the next day I asked myself whether it was my obligation to call the doctors who (mis-) diagnosed UTI. Should we confront our colleagues with the
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