"Defensive Medicine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The alterations of modes of medical practice, induced by the threat of liability, for the principal purposes of forestalling lawsuits by patients as well as providing good legal defense in the event that such lawsuits are instituted.
| Descriptor ID |
D003675
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| MeSH Number(s) |
I01.880.604.583.524.300 N03.706.535.606.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Defensive Medicine- Defensive Medicine
- Defensive Practice
- Defensive Practices
- Medicine, Defensive
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Defensive Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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The ethics of practicing defensive medicine in Jordan: a diagnostic study. BMC Med Ethics. 2021 07 07; 22(1):87.
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The current state of health care reform: the physicians' burden. Aesthet Surg J. 2012 Feb; 32(2):230-5.
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The professional responsibility model of respect for autonomy in decision making about cesarean delivery. Am J Bioeth. 2012; 12(7):1-2.
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The impact of defensive medicine on patients, doctors and radiologists. Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2008 Aug; 69(8):481.
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Medical tort falls short in court. J Vasc Surg. 2007 Dec; 46(6):1303-5.
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Facilitators and barriers to adoption of evidence-based perinatal care in Latin American hospitals: a qualitative study. Health Educ Res. 2007 Dec; 22(6):839-53.
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A helping hand bitten: an ethical response to medical malpractice suits. J Vasc Surg. 2006 Feb; 43(2):422-5.
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The debate goes on. J Trauma. 1989 Sep; 29(9):1298-9.