Table 1. Search strategy used in PubMed.

Database	Set	Search Strategy		Records (No)
PubMed	#1	MeSH	“Defensive medicine”	1,657
		Title & Abstract	“Defensive medicine” OR “Defensive practice”
	#2	Title & Abstract	“Solution” OR “Intervention” OR “Polic*” OR “Strateg*” OR “Legislat*” OR “Suggestion” OR “Recommendation” OR “Guideline” OR “Approach”	4,894,892
	#3		#1 AND #2	317
	#4		Filters: English, from 2000-2023	208