The influence of fears of perceived legal consequences on general practitioners’ practice in relation to defensive medicine – a cross-sectional survey in Germany [PDF]
BMC Primary CareBackground Medical decisions are influenced by a variety of factors also by legal requirements and feelings of uncertainty, which results in the term defensive medicine.
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The current state of defensive medicine and its association with empathy: a cross-sectional study among graduate students in Guangxi, China [PDF]
BMC Medical EducationBackground Defensive medicine arises partly from strained physician–patient relationships and concerns related to medico-legal issues. While most existing research has focused on practicing physicians, relatively little is known about defensive medicine ...
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Defensive Medicine in an Emergency Department: The Overuse of High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin I Testing [PDF]
LifeIntroduction: Cardiac troponin I is routinely measured in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome. However, when a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI) test is ordered without a clear clinical indication, unexpectedly elevated levels can
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Defensive Medicine: A Case and Review of Its Status and Possible Solutions [PDF]
Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine, 2019 Malpractice liability systems exist, in part, to provide compensation for medical malpractice, corrective justice for those injured by it, and to incentivize quality care by punishing substandard care.
Eric D. Katz
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The Chinese version of Defensive Medicine Scale (DMS): reliability and validity test among physicians [PDF]
BMC PsychologyBackground Physicians are inclined to resort to defensive medicine (DM) for self-protection due to the increasing potential risk of medical litigation. DM is globally prevalent and has become an impediment to the development of healthcare. However, there
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Resident shortages and their impact on surgical care, defensive medicine, and patient management: a retrospective study in South Korea [PDF]
Korean Journal of Clinical OncologyPurpose This study aimed to evaluate the impact of declining surgical residency program enrollment on patient care and outcomes in colorectal cancer surgeries.
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The Ecology of Defensive Medicine and Malpractice Litigation. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Using an evolutionary game, we show that patients and physicians can interact with predator-prey relationships. Litigious patients who seek compensation are the 'predators' and physicians are their 'prey'.
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Defensive medicine in primary health care [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2018 Jesper Lykkegaard +3 more
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Determining the Frequency of Defensive Medicine Among General Practitioners in Southeast Iran [PDF]
International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2014 Background Defensive medicine prompts physicians not to admit high-risk patients who need intensive care. This phenomenon not only decreases the quality of healthcare services, but also wastes scarce health resources.
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