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Premature closure is jumping to conclusions. This is one of the most common errors; clinicians make a quick diagnosis (often based on pattern recognition), fail to consider other possible diagnoses, and prematurely stop collecting data.
7 de oct. de 2011 · Premature closure is a type of cognitive error in which the physician fails to consider reasonable alternatives after an initial diagnosis is made. It is a common cause of delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis borne out of a faulty clinical decision-making process.
29 de nov. de 2018 · Premature closure is the mistake of accepting a diagnosis before it has been fully verified. Its consequences are reflected in the maxim: “When the diagnosis is made, the thinking stops.” It is a powerful factor accounting for a high proportion of missed diagnoses.
3 de nov. de 2016 · Top 10 cognitive biases and personality traits: anchoring, availability bias, omission bias, commission bias, premature closure, confirmation bias, framing effect, overconfidence, feedback bias, and sunk cost.
If her diagnosis is wrong, it is called premature closure. If I missed a brain tumour in a patient with a headache last week, I may have a lower threshold for ordering a head CT scan in a similar patient today.
Objectives: The goal of this study was to identify factors associated with the ability to process information in ways that overcome premature closure and result in accurate diagnosis using a set of vignettes in which inconsistent information was introduced midway.
The main cause of failures in clinical reasoning is using "cognitive shortcuts". Among them, premature closure is a key factor triggering a diagnostic error. Cognitive errors are predictable and thus, it is possible to learn strategies to reduce or avoid them.
