[Misdiagnosis of XXXX and causes].

@entity1 @entity299 @entity1151
INTRODUCTION: @entity1151 ( @entity1151 ) is not only one of the prevelant diseases with a high mortality risk but also has a high ratio of delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis. In this study, it was aimed to determine the demographical characteristics, risk factors, clinical and laboratory findings of the @entity1 that were diagnosed as @entity1151 at their first hospital visit and of the PE @entity1 who were misdiagnosed at their first admission. We aimed to investigate the factors which can leads to misdiagnosis of PE, and to determine the ways to avoid misdiagnosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: One hundred @entity1151 @entity1 who were admitted to University Hospital between the dates January 2007-December 2011 were included in the study. Clinical and laboratory findings of these @entity1 were evaluated. Among these @entity1 , 26 were misdiagnosed at their first admission but diagnosed accurately (as @entity1151 ) in our hospital and 74 were diagnosed accurately. Two groups were compared with respect to various data of the @entity1 clinical and demographical characteristics. RESULTS: Between the two groups, there was no difference in terms of physical examination and laboratory findings. The @entity1 with the symptoms onset was over a week ago had a higher misdiagnosis rate (p= 0.002). The @entity1 with no risk of @entity1151 had a higher misdiagnosis rate (p= 0.017). Misdiagnosis rate of the @entity1 with @entity299 was lower (p= 0.033) According to Geneva risk score, we observed that the misdiagnosis risk was reduced in the @entity1 with higher clinical probability (p= 0.011). CONCLUSION: In conclusion, misdiagnosis rate was found to be statistically significant in the @entity1 with low score according to the Geneva risk classification, and whose pre-diagnosis period lasted for more than a week and with no risk factors of @entity1151 or @entity299 . We are in the opinion that considering these parameters will help to reduce in misdiagnosis of @entity1151 cases.
