Publications by authors named "Ali Alkhulaif"
Methods: This retrospective observational study, conducted in the ED of King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during July and August of 2021(2 months) examined coagulation profile requests. Patients' demographic data (age and gender), medical and clinical history (presenting complaint, comorbidities, and diagnosis), the use of antiplatelets or anticoagulant agents and laboratory values for PT, APTT, and INR were collected. We calculated the total cost of unnecessary coagulation profile testing based on the independent assessment of two ED consultants.
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- Diagnostic errors significantly affect patient well-being, and while physicians often face interruptions, there's no concrete evidence linking these interruptions to diagnostic mistakes.
- Three experiments were conducted with internal medicine residents, testing how different types of interruptions (unrelated tasks and medically relevant ones) impact diagnostic accuracy and the time taken to complete tasks.
- The results showed that interruptions did not significantly affect diagnostic accuracy, although they did generally lead to longer time spent finishing tasks, with one instance of statistical significance noted only in the second experiment.