The “Big Dog” Effect: Variability Assessing the Causes of Error in Diagnoses of Patients With Lung Cancer
Raab S, Meier F, Zarbo R, Jensen D, Geisinger K, Booth C, Krishnamurti U, Stone C, Janosky J, Grzybicki D. The “Big Dog” Effect: Variability Assessing the Causes of Error in Diagnoses of Patients With Lung Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2006, 24: 2808-2814. PMID: 16782918, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2005.04.3661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsKappa statisticsQuality improvement interventionsDiagnosis of patientsFalse-negative diagnosesInstitutional pathologistsLung massSurgical specimenLung cancerPathology specimenPulmonary specimensReview diagnosisSlide reviewPatientsImprovement interventionsOriginal diagnosisInter-pathologist agreementPsychosocial hypothesesClinical samplingDiagnosisInterobserver agreementCancer diagnosisDiagnostic samplesInitial assessmentSame institutionDiagnostic errors