Factors influencing the diagnostic accuracy and management in acute surgical patients

Figure 4 Differential ranking of correct diagnoses by each doctor grade. The correct diagnosis was the first differential listed in most cases for all doctors. Consultant made the correct diagnosis with the second differential diagnosis more than any other group (42.9%), followed by SHO (21.1%) and SROC (9.1%). The correct diagnosis was made with the third differential diagnosis only once, by SHO. (3.1% of 32 times three differentials were listed). GP: General practitioner; FY1: Foundation year-1; SHO: Senior house officer; SROC: Surgical registrar on-call.