Case clustering in infective endocarditis: The role of availability bias

J. Strahilevitz; O. Zellermayer; M. G. Vangel; H. Yonath; M. S. Feinberg; E. Rubinstein

doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01255.x

Case clustering in infective endocarditis: The role of availability bias

J. Strahilevitz, O. Zellermayer, M. G. Vangel, H. Yonath, M. S. Feinberg, E. Rubinstein^*

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Abstract

Limited data exist regarding the impact of variations in clinical practice and physicians' cognitive bias on the diagnosis of infective endocarditis (IE). As an illustration of these effects, unexpected clustering of IE diagnosis was encountered in a prospectively studied cohort. Transoesophageal echocardiography examinations for suspected IE were performed more frequently following a diagnosis of IE, and were associated with a subsequent cluster of IE cases. The cognitive bias of physicians resulting from a recent case of IE can lead to a transient increase in diagnosing additional cases of IE.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	955-957
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Microbiology and Infection
Volume	11
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01255.x
State	Published - Dec 2005

Keywords

Availability bias
Clustering
Diagnosis
Endocarditis
Epidemiology
Infective endocarditis

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