Kao Tien-fu worries that with the burgeoning number of medical disputes, doctors may well seek to protect themselves by adopting a "defensive" approach to treatment, on the one hand carrying out additional, unnecessary examinations, and on the other avoiding risky or difficult procedures.
高添富憂心，醫療糾紛層出不窮，醫生們為求自保，很可能採取「防禦性醫療」措施，一方面積極的做些多餘、非必要的檢查；一方面消極的避免從事危險、困難的治療。