2018
DOI: 10.4103/0970-258x.262898
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Defensive medicine: Sword of Damocles

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“…44,45 The fear of legal consequences are frequently mentioned reasons for a defensive way of decision-making and practice. 4,25,30,41 In line with our findings, past experiences of malpractice litigations increase the fear of recurrence. 26,36 An increase of malpractice medical litigations has led to a not only cautious medical practice but a defensive one with the intention to prevent sues and claims and preserve one's reputation.…”
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“…44,45 The fear of legal consequences are frequently mentioned reasons for a defensive way of decision-making and practice. 4,25,30,41 In line with our findings, past experiences of malpractice litigations increase the fear of recurrence. 26,36 An increase of malpractice medical litigations has led to a not only cautious medical practice but a defensive one with the intention to prevent sues and claims and preserve one's reputation.…”
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confidence: 85%
“…37 In exaggeration to our finding of patients' relatives as another source of pressure, 29 in some countries the use of violence of patients' relatives against doctors leads prospectively to a very cautious approach of the physicians. 41 Relating to the perception of patients as consumers, 28,32 a crisis of trust in the patient−doctor relationship as one of the reasons for DM was stated. 39 Since the awareness of patient's rights increased, 25,32 patients fear medical underuse and shift their doctor's behaviour to a trend of medical overuse.…”
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“…38 Another reason for overuse is greater reliance on laboratory results by clinicians to reassure and protect themselves from legal liability. 39…”
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“…"I will prescribe regimen for the good of my patients according to my ability and my judgment and never do harm to anyone"-Hippocrates 1 Defensive medicine is an act of either commission or omission. 2,3 In this instance, the terms "commission" refer to the act of prescribing excessive amounts of medications (such as antibiotics, steroids, etc. ), investigations (such as radiographs, blood tests, etc.…”
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