Over Investigation: An Ethical Debate

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dc.contributor.authorDsouza, Nikith Austinen_US
dc.contributor.authorHC, Girishen_US
dc.contributor.authorKore, Maheshen_US
dc.contributor.authorAmdekar, Yeshwant Krishnaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKinikar, Aarti Avinashen_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-09T10:00:42Z
dc.date.available2025-05-09T10:00:42Z
dc.date.issued2024-08
dc.description.abstractOver investigations contribute to escalating health costs driven by multiple factors including physician decisions, patient requests, information overload, technological advances, marketing, hospital management policies, insurance requirements and defensive practices. The reconciliation between knowledge and clinical wisdom while dealing with uncertainties in medicine is the primary way forward through this ethical maze. A case scenario illustrates what pediatricians need to reflect upon while facing decisions on rational investigations to maximize beneficence while being aware of economics of healthcare delivery.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pediatrics, St. John’s Medical College, Bangalore, Karnataka, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSaudi German Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emiratesen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsShree Hospital, Nipani, Karnataka, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsEx-Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pediatrics, BJ Government Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationDsouza Nikith Austin, HC Girish, Kore Mahesh, Amdekar Yeshwant Krishna, Kinikar Aarti Avinash . Over Investigation: An Ethical Debate. Indian Pediatrics. 2024 Aug; 61(8): 787-790en_US
dc.identifier.issn0974-7559
dc.identifier.issn0019-6061
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/245718
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherThe Indian Academy of Pediatricsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber8en_US
dc.relation.volume61en_US
dc.source.urihttps://indianpediatrics.net/aug2024/787.pdfen_US
dc.subjectDiagnostic testsen_US
dc.subjectHealth Care Costsen_US
dc.subjectInvestigationsen_US
dc.subjectIrrationalen_US
dc.subjectMalpracticeen_US
dc.subjectProceduresen_US
dc.titleOver Investigation: An Ethical Debateen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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