Kanekal Suresh Gautham | What Neonatologists can learn from Sherlock Holmes | DELPHI '24
The Incubator Channel · 18 Feb 2025 · 23 min
Summary
A conference talk from DELPHI 2024 on how diagnostic errors arise in neonatal care, contrasting fast System 1 and analytical System 2 thinking, illustrated with cases of missed pneumoperitoneum and hidden fractures. It covers common cognitive biases and Sherlock Holmes–inspired strategies such as careful observation and avoiding premature closure to improve diagnostic accuracy and patient safety.
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