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Patient Safety in Surgery, 2017 Background Unnecessary invasive procedures risk harming patients physically, emotionally, and financially. Very little is known about the factors that provide the motive, means, and opportunity (MMO) for unnecessary procedures.
James M. DuBois +6 more
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Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2009 Objective: In the past, obstetricians were highly skilled in obstetric procedures. An increase in cesarean section rates, especially in developed countries, has led to a gradual loss of obstetric skills.
Shazia Fakhar, Gulshan Saeed
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Genetically defined individual reference ranges for tryptase limit unnecessary procedures and unmask myeloid neoplasms [PDF]
Blood Advances, 2023 Jack Chovanec +2 more
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Diagnostic Performance of Thyroid Core Needle Biopsy Using the Revised Reporting System: Comparison with Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology [PDF]
Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2022 Background We aim to validate the diagnostic performance of thyroid core needle biopsy (CNB) for diagnosing malignancy in clinical settings to align with the changes made in recently updated thyroid CNB guidelines.
Kwangsoon Kim +4 more
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Misdiagnoses in a Brazilian population with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2022 Background Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the upper and lower motor neurons. The correct diagnosis at the onset of the disease is sometimes very difficult, due to the symptoms being very similar to those ...
Vinicius Stefani Borghetti +10 more
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American Heart Journal Plus, 2022 Study objective: Reduce inappropriate transthoracic echocardiograms (TTEs) using a series of Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) quality improvement cycles. Design: Three PDSA cycles were designed with the first integrating a previously published decision support ...
Hassan Ashraf +3 more
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Fundamental Ethical Issues in Unnecessary Surgical Procedures [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 In clinical practice performing any surgical procedure is inconsistent because all surgical procedures carry definitely some degree of risk. Worldwide every year millions of patients go under knife, but many of them are enduring great pain and shelling ...
Motilal Chandu Tayade, Shashank D. Dalvi
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Determinants of Potentially Unnecessary Cervical Cancer Screenings in American Women [PDF]
Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, 2018 Objectives To identify factors responsible for potentially clinically unnecessary cervical cancer screenings in women with prior hysterectomy. Methods A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted using the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Munseok Seo, James Langabeer
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Scientific Reports, 2023 Defensive medicine refers to practices motivated mainly by legal rather than medical purposes. Increased healthcare costs, overutilization of medical services, and potential harm to patients from unnecessary procedures are among its drawbacks.
Ahmed Arafa +5 more
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The inappropriateness of brain MRI prescriptions: a study from Iran
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2021 Background Inappropriate prescriptions can lead to adverse consequences for patients. It also imposes excessive cost on the patients, payers and health systems.
Zahra Kavosi +4 more
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