A descriptive study of the effect of a disciplinary proceeding decision on medical practitioners' practice behaviour in the context of providing a hydrocortisone and lignocaine injection.

Wong, Chiang Yin; Surajkumar, Subramaniam; Lee, Yik Voon; Tan, Tze Lee

Wong, Chiang Yin; Surajkumar, Subramaniam; Lee, Yik Voon; Tan, Tze Lee.

Affiliation

Wong CY; Singapore Medical Association, Singapore.
Surajkumar S; College of Family Physicians Singapore, Singapore.
Lee YV; Singapore Medical Association, Singapore.
Tan TL; College of Family Physicians Singapore, Singapore.

Singapore Med J ; 61(8): 413-418, 2020 Aug.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31363785

Subject(s)

Anesthetics, Local; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Decision Making; Hydrocortisone; Lidocaine; Medical Errors; Physicians/economics; Physicians/psychology; Practice Patterns, Physicians'; Anesthetics, Local/economics; Anesthetics, Local/therapeutic use; Anti-Inflammatory Agents/economics; Anti-Inflammatory Agents/therapeutic use; Drug Combinations; Employee Discipline/economics; Humans; Hydrocortisone/economics; Hydrocortisone/therapeutic use; Lidocaine/economics; Lidocaine/therapeutic use; Medical Errors/economics; Medical Errors/psychology; Physician-Patient Relations; Physicians, Family; Practice Patterns, Physicians'/economics; Singapore; Societies, Medical; Surveys and Questionnaires

Key words

Singapore; defensive medicine; deterrence; informed consent; practice behaviour

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Physicians / Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Hydrocortisone / Medical Errors / Decision Making / Anesthetics, Local / Lidocaine / Anti-Inflammatory Agents Type of study: Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: En Journal: Singapore Med J Year: 2020 Type: Article Affiliation country: Singapore

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