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Table 2 Mean count of diagnostic errors of omission (DEO) pre-ISABEL and post-ISABEL consultation

From: Assessment of the potential impact of a reminder system on the reduction of diagnostic errors: a quasi-experimental study

Grade of subject

DEO pre-ISABEL (SD)

DEO post-ISABEL (SD)

Reduction (SD)

Consultant

5.13 (1.3)

4.6 (1.4)

0.53 (0.7)

Registrar

5.64 (1.5)

5.14 (1.6)

0.5 (0.5)

SHO

4.4 (1.6)

4.1 (1.6)

0.3 (0.5)

Medical student

6.61 (1.3)

5.92 (1.4)

0.69 (0.7)

Mean DEO across all subjects (n = 52)*

5.50 (1.6)

4.98 (1.5)

0.52 (0.6)

  1. *Total number of subjects who completed all 12 assigned cases