Defensive Medicine and Obstetric Practices

Complaints, shame and defensive medicine.

While the complaints process is intended to improve healthcare, some doctors appear to practise defensive medicine after receiving a complaint. This response occurs in countries that use a tort-based medicolegal system as well as in countries with less professional liability. Defensive medicine is based on avoiding malpractice liability rather than considering a risk-benefit analysis for both i...

Defensive Medicine and Medical Malpractice

Tort Reforms and Defensive Practices in Obstetrics

Defensive medicine practices among gastroenterologists in Lombardy: between lawsuits and the economic crisis.

BACKGROUND Defensive medicine is becoming more frequent behaviour and has an impact on the economic 'health' of national healthcare systems. AIM The aim of this study was to clarify the impact of defensive medicine on gastroenterological practices in Lombardy. METHODS Gastroenterologists attending the Lombardy Annual Gastroenterological Conference received a questionnaire based on multiple ...

Pakistan cannot afford defensive medicine.

the first two-thirds of the 20th century, the most common basis on which malpractice lawsuits were lodged against physicians were allegations that the physicians did something wrong. 1,2 About three decades ago, physicians began to be sued for failing to do something right. 3 This was when defensive medicine came into being as a response to malpractice litigations and now it has become an undec...