Accuracy of 'my gut feeling:' comparing system 1 to system 2 decision-making for acuity prediction, disposition and diagnosis in an academic emergency department

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 653-657

  Cabrera, Daniel ^a   Thomas, Jonathan F ^a   Wiswell, Jeffrey L ^a   Walston, James M ^a   Anderson, Joel R ^a   Hess, Erik P ^a   Bellolio, M Fernanda ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FEELING SCALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84945552995     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2015.5.25301     Document Type: Article

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