"Delayed Diagnosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Non-optimal interval of time between onset of symptoms, identification, and initiation of treatment.
| Descriptor ID |
D057210
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.110 E02.288
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| Concept/Terms |
Delayed Diagnosis- Delayed Diagnosis
- Delayed Diagnoses
- Diagnoses, Delayed
- Diagnosis, Delayed
Late Diagnosis- Late Diagnosis
- Diagnoses, Late
- Diagnosis, Late
- Late Diagnoses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Delayed Diagnosis" by people in Profiles.
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Expert-Based, Institutional Approaches for Reducing the Diagnostic Odyssey of Patients With Inborn Errors of Immunity. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2025 Jun; 13(6):1317-1324.
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Interventions to improve timely cancer diagnosis: an integrative review. Diagnosis (Berl). 2025 May 01; 12(2):153-162.
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Association between sociodemographic variables and delayed patient presentation among surgical neuro-oncology patients in Mexico City: a single institution experience. J Neurooncol. 2025 Jan; 171(1):191-199.
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Early Diagnostic Paracentesis Improves Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients With Cirrhosis and Ascites: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2024 Nov 01; 119(11):2259-2266.
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Testing of an Electronic Clinical Quality Measure for Diagnostic Delay of Venous Thromboembolism (DOVE) in Primary Care. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2023; 2023:339-348.
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Multicenter evaluation of a method to identify delayed diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis and sepsis in administrative data. Diagnosis (Berl). 2023 Nov 01; 10(4):383-389.
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Delayed Diagnosis of Thymoma in Ocular Myasthenia Gravis. J Neuroophthalmol. 2024 Sep 01; 44(3):e419-e420.
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Identification of delayed diagnosis of paediatric appendicitis in administrative data: a multicentre retrospective validation study. BMJ Open. 2023 02 28; 13(2):e064852.
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Measure Dx: Implementing pathways to discover and learn from diagnostic errors. Int J Qual Health Care. 2022 Sep 10; 34(3).
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Multilevel Factors Associated With Time to Biopsy After Abnormal Screening Mammography Results by Race and Ethnicity. JAMA Oncol. 2022 08 01; 8(8):1115-1126.