Delayed or missed diagnosis | Number of cases (n, % of total of 136 cases) |
Any cancer diagnosis | 15 (11%) |
 Colorectal cancer | 5 (3.7%) |
Pulmonary embolism | 13 (9.6%) |
Aortic aneurism | 5 (3.7%) |
Congestive heart failure | 5 (3.7%) |
Urinary tract infection | 5 (3.7%) |
Gastrointestinal perforation | 5 (3.7%) |
Sepsis | 4 (2.9%) |
Small bowel obstruction | 3 (2.2%) |
Appendicitis | 3 (2.2%) |
CNS (SAH, SDH, CNS metastases) | 3 (2.2%) |
Skeletal fracture | 3 (2.2%) |
Acute coronary syndrome | 2 (1.5%) |
Alcohol use disorder | 2 (1.5%) |
Delirium | 2 (1.5%) |
CNS, central nervous system; SAH, subarachnoid haemorrhage; SDH, subdural haematoma.