Ethics in health care: The practice of defensive medicine by G.A. Ogunbanjo, D. Knapp van Bogaert

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Medical Malpractice Stress Syndrome and Defensive Medicine in Obstetricians and Gynecologists in Turkey by O. Gunenc, N. G. Kulhan, M. Geyik Bayman, C. Celik, A. Bilgi, C. Colluoglu, M. Kulhan

“…Conclusion: Defensive medicine is common among Turkish OB/GYNs, driven by malpractice fears. …”
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How defensive medicine is defined in European medical literature: a systematic review by Nathalie Baungaard, Elisabeth Assing Hvidt, Helle Gerbild, Merethe Kirstine Andersen, Jesper Lykkegaard, Pia Ladeby Skovvang

“…Objectives Defensive medicine has originally been defined as motivated by fear of malpractice litigation. …”
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Defensive medicine practice among physicians in Egypt versus Saudi Arabia: causes and associated factors by Rana Adel, Mohammed Hassan Gaballah, Radwa Sehsah, Sara Ibrahim Sayed, Mostafa Mohammed Asem, Nada A. Yousri

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Exploring the impact of workplace violence on defensive medicine and patient outcomes: an empirical analysis using regression discontinuity by Guoheng Hu, Ying Li, Haining Zhao

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Resident shortages and their impact on surgical care, defensive medicine, and patient management: a retrospective study in South Korea by Jeong Hee Han, Byoung Chul Lee, Jung Bum Choi, Hong Jae Jo, Jae Kyun Park, Hyae Jin Kim, Eun Ji Park, Young Hoon Jung, Chang In Choi

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Risk of Malpractice Claims and Changes in Professional Autonomy: A Qualitative Study of Obstetrician-Gynaecologists in Switzerland by Hammer Raphaël

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Practice and Malpractice: Physician Responses to the Liability 'Crisis' by Lynne Cossman, Debra Street

“…Our findings show that physicians‘ risk profiles strongly influenced the extent to which physicians reported practicing defensive medicine or considered relocating or retiring early in response to malpractice conditions. …”
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Ethical practice of evidence-based medicine: A review for plastic surgeons by Rajeev B. Ahuja

“…While, EBM brings objectivity to treatment to derive measurable outcomes it should not become regimented or metamorphose as a pseudonym for defensive medicine to escalate treatment costs. EBM also has several limitations one of which is to place the onus on the practicing physician to search for the best evidence and the other is the resource constraint of practice in the developing world. …”
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Perceptions and experiences of paramedics managing people with non-traumatic low back pain: a qualitative study of Australian paramedics by Christopher G Maher, Kristen Pickles, Gustavo C Machado, Tessa Copp, Paul Simpson, Jason C Bendall, Simon P Vella, Michael S Swain

“…Access to health services, patient factors, defensive medicine, paramedic training and education and knowledge of guidelines influenced paramedic management of LBP.Conclusion Paramedics often provide care to non-traumatic LBP cases yet depending on the type of paramedic speciality find these cases to be frustrating, challenging or rewarding to manage due to barriers to referral including access to health services, location, patient factors and uncertainty relating to litigation. …”
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Current Best Practices and Emerging Approaches in the Management of Acute Spinal Trauma by Kivanc Atesok, Nobuhiro Tanaka, Yohan Robinson, Jason Pittman, Steven Theiss

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Real-world experience of hetrombopag in immune thrombocytopenia treatment: a retrospective cohort study by Dan Wang, Cheng Chang, Zhongmin Zou, Yao Quan, Xi Zhang, Yimei Feng

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The association of sun-cured tobacco and cigarette use with global cognitive function, verbal fluency and memory in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A cross-sec... by Xiaomei Chen, Jie Li, Jia Liu, Xiao Liu, Menghui Deng, Xunhu Dong, Yanni Yang

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Dynamic changes in platelet counts and psychological state in ITP patients after COVID-19 infection by Xiaoli Chen, Dan Wang, Dan Wang, Jie Tang, Li Wang, Yao Quan, Jia Liu, Zhongmin Zou, Hengrui Sun, Yimei Feng, Xi Zhang

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