Diagnostic error rates and associated factors for lower gastrointestinal perforation

Abstract Lower gastrointestinal perforation is rare and challenging to diagnose in patients presenting with an acute abdomen. However, no study has examined the frequency and associated factors of diagnostic errors related to lower gastrointestinal perforation. This large-scale multicenter retrospec...

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Main Authors: Taku Harada, Takashi Watari, Satoshi Watanuki, Juichi Hiroshige, Seiko Kushiro, Taiju Miyagami, Syunsuke Syusa, Satoshi Suzuki, Tetsuya Hiyoshi, Suguru Hasegawa, Shigeki Nabeshima, Hidetoshi Aihara, Shun Yamashita, Masaki Tago, Fumitaka Yoshimura, Kotaro Kunitomo, Takahiro Tsuji, Masanori Hirose, Tomoya Tsuchida, Taro Shimizu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04762-y