Defensive medicine: Sword of Damocles

被引：5

作者：

Dudeja, Sankalp ^{[1
]}

Dhirar, Nonita ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Post Grad Inst Med Educ & Res, Dept Paediat, Chandigarh 160012, India

[2] Post Grad Inst Med Educ & Res, Dept Community Med, Chandigarh 160012, India

来源：

NATIONAL MEDICAL JOURNAL OF INDIA | 2018年 / 31卷 / 06期

关键词：

PREVALENCE; PATIENT;

D O I：

10.4103/0970-258X.262898

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Defensive medicine is the deliberate departure by doctors from standard operating procedures with a view to safeguard themselves against possible medical malpractice litigation. It is on the rise in both developed and developing nations and across all fields of medicine. Different aspects of this practice are evident and many new are unfolding by the day. It is silently encroaching on the healthcare systems and could be detrimental for patients, doctors and healthcare systems. We probe the determinants of defensive medicine, the possible implications and the recommendations for addressing it.

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页码：364 / 365

页数：2

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