"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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| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Defensive Medicine" by people in Profiles.
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Mareiniss DP. Waxman et al in NEJM does not disprove defensive practices in the ED. Am J Emerg Med. 2015 Aug; 33(8):1101.
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Badri M, Abdelbaky A, Yan GX, Kowey PR. The impact of medical malpractice litigation on cardiovascular practice in the US and China. Int J Cardiol. 2014 Nov 15; 177(1):48-50.
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Kowey PR. A piece of my mind. The silent majority. JAMA. 2011 Jul 06; 306(1):18-9.
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Selbst SM. Standards for clinical evaluation and documentation by the emergency medicine provider. Pediatr Radiol. 2008 Nov; 38 Suppl 4:S645-50.
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Roy PJ, Nash DB, Davant C, Brook RH, Solomon GL. How evidence-based medicine will change the way you practice. Panel discussion. Med Econ. 1999 Mar 08; 76(5):120-2, 127-8, 133.
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Spaeth GL. Physicians are responsible for the practice of "defensive medicine". Ophthalmic Surg. 1983 Dec; 14(12):1009-10.