Background: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis in elderly which can lead to severe complications when treatment delayed. Therefore, timely diagnosis and start of essential. Several forms delay (consultation, referral diagnostic delay) contribute total towards GCA diagnosis. In Dutch healthcare system, not started by a general practitioner (GP). When suspected, GPs...

introduction: pulmonary tuberculosis is major problem worldwide and it is estimated one third the world population are already infected and each year 9 million people develop full blown tuberculosis of these 3 million die of the disease, annually. delay in diagnosis and treatment are major problems that play a significant role in all aspect of the disease from patient treatment to transmission ...

BACKGROUND Numerous patient and healthcare system-related delays contribute to the overall delay experienced by patients from onset of TB symptoms to diagnosis and treatment. Such delays are critical as infected individuals remain untreated in the community, providing more opportunities for transmission of the disease and adversely affecting the epidemic. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We pre...

BACKGROUND Delayed diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) is common because symptoms can be non-specific. The few studies that have investigated diagnostic delay have not taken into account the role of primary care physicians in the diagnostic process. AIM To document and quantify the stages of diagnostic delay of PE and to identify clinical factors associated with this delay. DESIGN AND SETT...

OBJECTIVE to determine the current delay in diagnosing colorectal cancer (CRC) and establish whether there has been any improvement in the past 25 years in the same healthcare setting using the same methods. PATIENTS AND METHOD 152 patients undergoing surgery at our unit were personally interviewed during their hospital stay to determine the delay incurred for the diagnosis and treatment of t...

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is commonly advanced at diagnosis. In this study we evaluated the clinical presentation, diagnostic delay and factors affecting delay in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Data were collected prospectively for 307 newly diagnosed patients, including detailed demographic data, disease history, health care consultations and referral process. Diagnostic delay was classified as pati...

SETTING Delay in tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis increases the infectious pool in the community and the risk of development of resistance of mycobacteria, which results in an increased number of deaths. OBJECTIVE To describe patients' and doctors' perceptions of diagnostic delay in TB patients in the Arkhangelsk region and to develop a substantive model to better understand the mechanisms of how ...

BACKGROUND Giant cell arteritis (GCA), if untreated, can lead to blindness and stroke. The study's objectives were to (1) determine a new evidence-based benchmark of the extent of diagnostic delay for GCA and (2) examine the role of GCA-specific characteristics on diagnostic delay. METHODS Medical literature databases were searched from inception to November 2015. Articles were included if re...