Pivot and cluster strategy: a preventive measure against diagnostic errors

Pivot and cluster strategy: a preventive measure against diagnostic errors

Diagnostic errors constitute a substantial portion of preventable medical errors. The accumulation of evidence shows that most errors result from one or more cognitive biases and a variety of debiasing strategies have been introduced. In this article, we introduce a new diagnostic strategy, the pivot and cluster strategy (PCS), encompassing both of the two mental processes in making diagnosis r...

A Review of Medication Errors in Iran: Sources, Underreporting Reasons and Preventive Measures

Medication error (ME) is the most common preventable cause of adverse drug events which negatively affects patient safety. Inadequate, low-quality studies plus wide estimation variations in ME from developing countries including Iran, decreases the reliability of ME evaluations. To clarify sources, underreporting reasons and preventive measures of MEs, we reviewed Iran current available literat...

Folic Acid and ASDs: A Preventive Measure against Potential Effects of Pesticide Exposures?

Prenatal exposures to certain household and agricultural pesticides have been associated with increased risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Meanwhile, a separate body of research demonstrates that taking folic acid (FA) early in pregnancy may protect against these disorders. A new study joins the two bodies of research, suggesting that FA may reduce—but not completely offset—the ASD risk ...

A Review of Medication Errors in Iran: Sources, Underreporting Reasons and Preventive Measures

Medication error (ME) is the most common preventable cause of adverse drug events which negatively affects patient safety. Inadequate, low-quality studies plus wide estimation variations in ME from developing countries including Iran, decreases the reliability of ME evaluations. To clarify sources, underreporting reasons and preventive measures of MEs, we reviewed Iran current available literat...

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