Missed Diagnosis of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the Emergency ...
CTs for SAH - Does Time Even Matter? - Taming the SRU
Spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a can't miss diagnosis for patients presenting to the emergency department with a headache.
Subarachnoid hemorrhage - UF Health
Symptoms of a subarachnoid hemorrhage require emergency evaluation and treatment. If a subarachnoid hemorrhage is confirmed and the patient is ...
Subarachnoid hemorrhage - Knowledge @ AMBOSS
Since a missed diagnosis of SAH can have devastating consequences, clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion when deciding ...
Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Update for Emergency ...
Due to a wide spectrum of presentations, misdiagnosis of SAH has been reported to occur in a significant proportion of cases. Headache, the most common chief ...
Episode 181.0: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Core EM
Previous diagnosis of intracranial aneurysm, SAH, or brain tumor ... Missed diagnosis of subarachnoid hemorrhage in the emergency department.
The Subarachnoid Haemorrhage in the Emergency Department ...
CT within 6 hours of headache onset (n=772) had a sensitivity of 97% (95% CI 92.5% to 99.2%) for the diagnosis of SAH and a negative predictive ...
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - CME - The Sullivan Group
The failure to diagnose SAH continues to represent a significant problem in the practice of medicine; the diagnosis is missed in 15% to 51% of patients. This ...
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) - Stroke - Merck Manuals
Diagnosis of SAH ... If people have a sudden, severe headache that peaks within seconds or that is accompanied by loss of consciousness, confusion, or any ...
Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Is Often Missed on Initial ...
Retrospective review by neuroradiologists found that CT evidence of SAH was missed in half of CT scans reported to be negative for aSAH. To ...
The Diagnostic Dilemma in Delayed Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Conclusion: Radiologically negative SAH should be included in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with unremitting headache in the setting of ...
Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in the ED - EB Medicine
The diagnosis is challenging and has devastating consequences if missed. This review evaluates the literature and current evidence ...
Spontaneous Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Systematic Review and ...
diagnosis of SAH is especially challenging in alert, neurologically intact patients, as missed or delayed diagnosis can be catastrophic ...
[PDF] Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Subarachnoid ...
The available strategies, as well as the ED management of the patient with SAH, are described, to describe the available strategies and strategies and the ...
View of The great mimicker: a unique case of diffuse subarachnoid ...
Misdiagnosis of SAH as acute coronary syndrome can lead to inappropriate use of anticoagulants or delays in necessary neurological interventions. INTRODUCTION.
Spontaneous Subarachnoid and Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Although nontraumatic subarachnoid and intracerebral hemorrhages account for a relatively small portion of ED visits, a missed diagnosis can produce devastating ...
Evaluation of Misdiagnosed Cases of Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ...
Background: Diagnosis has a major impact on the outcome of subarachnoid hemor- rhage (SAH). We studied patients with SAH who were admitted to our hospital ...
Subarachnoid Haemorrhage / pathophysiology, complications and ...
A subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH) is a type of stroke that causes bleeding around the brain. Subarachnoid haemorrhage, the bleeding happens ...
Diagnostic Errors in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review
... diagnostic error rates vary up to 100-fold across hospitals. In individual studies, missed cases varied by hospital for subarachnoid hemorrhage ...
Subarachnoid hemorrhage - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
A subarachnoid hemorrhage is a type of stroke. It is a medical emergency that needs treatment right away.
The CTA vs. LP Debate for Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - SimKit
One study by Suarez et al. ... notes a 93% sensitivity up to 24 hours, but this is not a widely accepted number and given the seriousness of the diagnosis ...