Defensive Medicine in the Emergency Department: A Cross-sectional Study from the Perspective of Emergency Medical Specialists

Delice, Orhan; Tekin, Erdal; Yılmaz, Sinan

doi:10.4274/eajem.galenos.2019.49404

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Defensive Medicine in the Emergency Department: A Cross-sectional Study from the Perspective of Emergency Medical Specialists

Orhan Delice, Erdal Tekin, Sinan Yılmaz

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE Cilt 18 · Sayı 4 · ss. 178–184 · 01.12.2019

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Özet

Aim: An increase in defensive medicine has recently been observed due to malpractice suits brought against physicians. This results in increased medical costs, requests for unnecessary tests, or delays in the treatment of high-risk patients.

Anahtar kelimeler

Emergency department Defensive medicine malpractice medical insurance MALPRACTICE FEAR PHYSICIANS FEAR LIABILITY RISK

Atıf için künye

Delice, O., Tekin, E., & Yılmaz, S. (2019). Defensive Medicine in the Emergency Department: A Cross-sectional Study from the Perspective of Emergency Medical Specialists. EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, 18(4), 178–184. https://doi.org/10.4274/eajem.galenos.2019.49404

BibTeX

@article{delice2019-220549,
  author = {Delice, Orhan and Tekin, Erdal and Yılmaz, Sinan},
  title = {Defensive Medicine in the Emergency Department: A Cross-sectional Study from the Perspective of Emergency Medical Specialists},
  journal = {EURASIAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE},
  year = {2019},
  volume = {18},
  number = {4},
  pages = {178--184},
  issn = {2149-5807},
  doi = {10.4274/eajem.galenos.2019.49404},
  url = {https://akademik.atauni.edu.tr/yayinlar/220549-defensive-medicine-in-the-emergency-department-a-cross-sectional-study-from-the}
}