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“So, How Does It Look?” The Role of Cardiac Sonographers in Communicating Preliminary Results to Patients Within New South Wales: A Legislative and Ethical Review

open access: yesSonography, Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Cardiac sonographers play a critical role in image acquisition and preliminary interpretation of echocardiography examinations. In New South Wales (NSW), cardiac sonographers frequently encounter the ethically complex and professionally challenging question from patients: “so, how does it look?” Despite their capacity to recognize significant ...
James Gregory Rendina Silcock
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of problems arising in emergency services from the perspectives of medical and criminal law: The example of Türkiye

open access: yesHeliyon
Introduction: In recent years, the field of medical malpractice has attracted growing attention, and despite the long history of research in this area, aspects of this phenomenon remain unexplored.
Zeynep Esra Tarakçıoğlu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Getting sensitized about malpractice lawsuits in practice of Pathology

open access: yesJournal of Pathology of Nepal, 2018
Medical malpractice is defined as any act or omission by a physician during treatment of a atient that deviates from accepted norms of practice in the medical community and causes an injury to the patient.
Runa Jha
doaj   +1 more source

Detection of obstetric anal sphincter injuries: From the fear of malpractice to a quality indicator of a center

open access: yesInternational Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 172, Issue 2, Page 710-716, February 2026.
Abstract Obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIs) constitute a significant complication in vaginal childbirth, affecting up to 26% of deliveries and representing the leading cause of anal incontinence among women. Despite their prevalence and serious long‐term consequences, OASIs remain widely underreported, partly because of clinicians' hesitancy ...
Ruwan Fernando   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

How to Limit Medical Malpractices?

open access: green, 2021
Elias Carroni, Giuseppe Pignataro
openalex   +1 more source

Supraventricular Tachycardias Using Multiple Accessory Pathways

open access: yesJournal of Arrhythmia, Volume 42, Issue 1, February 2026.
Three atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardias (AVRTs) using 3 accessory pathways (APs) occurred with the His bundle eliminated by the previous ablation. Two AVRTs using 2 right APs rotated reversely, and the other AVRT was one with a retrograde conduction through the left AP and anterograde conduction through the 2 right APs.
Takumi Yamada
wiley   +1 more source

Medical Liability of Residents in Taiwan Criminal Court: An Analysis of Closed Malpractice Cases [PDF]

open access: gold, 2020
Kuan-Han Wu   +6 more
openalex   +1 more source

Contesting the C Word: The Diagnosis of DCIS and Women's Resistance Against Overtreatment

open access: yesSociology of Health &Illness, Volume 48, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT DCIS, or ductal carcinoma in situ—also known as Stage 0 breast cancer—accounts for approximately 20 per cent of new breast cancer cases. Although it is noninvasive, treatment typically mirrors that of invasive cancer. Whether DCIS is overtreated remains controversial, even among medical professionals.
Chien‐Juh Gu
wiley   +1 more source

Combatting Misinformation: Adolescents' Reported Need and Desire for School‐Based Education About Crisis Pregnancy Centers

open access: yesJournal of School Health, Volume 96, Issue 2, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents are uniquely vulnerable to Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs), which advertise free reproductive health services but do not provide licensed healthcare or transparency in their practices. Despite the prevalence and harms of attending these clinics, no studies to date have characterized adolescents' baseline understanding ...
Abigail Liberty   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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