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Evaluation of administration of discharge against medical advice: Ethico-legal considerations

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2016
Background: Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) portends serious ethico-legal consequences for healthcare givers. Several studies have described its prevalence and pattern but hardly any to evaluate adherence to standards by medical staff while ...
Ayodeji Akinwumi Akinbodewa, Oludamilola Adebola Adejumo, Oluseyi Ademola Adejumo, Funmilola Yinka Adebayo, Gladys Oghenevo Akinbodewa, Emmanuel Oladimeji Alli, Mercy Aanuoluwapo Benson   +6 more
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OPPORTUNITY LOSS ANALYSIS OF DISCHARGE AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE (DAMA) AT INPATIENT UNIT OF TYPE A HOSPITAL IN SURABAYA

Jurnal Administrasi Kesehatan Indonesia, 2019
Background: Patients who Discharge Against Medical Advice (DAMA) will experience the opportunity loss. DAMA will result in opportunity loss for patients to get treatment and cure their illness. For hospitals, DAMA patients will cause the opportunity loss
Nabilah Bilqis, Seta Prakoso
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Pediatrician’s perspectives on discharge against medical advice (DAMA) among pediatric patients: a qualitative study

BMC Pediatrics, 2012
Background The phenomenon of discharge against medical advice (DAMA) among pediatric patients places pediatricians in a dilemma between respect for the parent’s decision and the desire to provide complete care for the vulnerable child-patient. Little has
Macrohon Bernadette C
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Charring Behaviour of Mass Timber: A Comparison of Thin Intumescent Coatings and Plasterboard

Fire and Materials, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study compares the charring behaviour of mass timber under varied heating conditions when protected by either different thin intumescent coating types or fire‐rated plasterboard layers. Bench‐scale fire experiments were conducted using the Heat‐Transfer Rate Inducing System (H‐TRIS).
Stavros Spyridakis, Anwar Orabi, Cristian Maluk, David Barber, Felix Wiesner   +4 more
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Discharge against Medical Advice and its Relation to the Length of Stay and Re-admission Rates in Emergency Department at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023
Objective: This study aimed to identify the rate of discharge of hospitalized patients against medical advice (DAMA) and its risk factors, including length of stay as well as to assess patients' outcome after signing DAMA.
Maha Bandar Abowadaan, Mohammad I. Alnamlah, Abeer O. Ghawnni   +2 more
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Macronutrient and micronutrient profiles of meat types: insights into human health and diet

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract Despite considerable advances in global health and nutrition, emerging challenges such as population growth, climate change, and limited natural resources continue to threaten food security. Meat remains an essential component of the human diet, supplying high‐quality proteins, essential amino acids, lipids, vitamins, and minerals necessary ...
Özgül Anitaş, Serap Göncü, Fatma Hepsağ, Nazan Koluman, Yesim Ozogul   +4 more
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Optimization of the Cell‐Based Assay Methodology to Study Degradation of Acetylcholine Receptors (Antigenic Modulation) by Antibodies From Myasthenia Gravis Patients

Muscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Degradation of cell‐surface acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) by antigenic modulation is a key pathogenic mechanism of myasthenia gravis (MG) autoantibodies, yet standard assays primarily detect antibody binding rather than functional effects.
Peng Du, Marina Mané‐Damas, Fien M. Verhamme, Mahan Moshir, Peter Ulrichts, Barbie Machiels, Mario Losen, Pilar Martinez‐Martinez   +7 more
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Hospital readmissions and mortality following discharge against medical advice: a five-year retrospective, population-based cohort study in Veneto region, Northeast Italy

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives The aim of this study was to examine the odds of readmission and mortality after discharge against medical advice (DAMA) in the Veneto region of Northeast Italy, drawing on data from the regional archives of emergency department records and ...
Alessandra Buja, Vincenzo Baldo, Mario Saia, Tatjana Baldovin, Silvia Cocchio, Laura Salmaso, Stefania Bellio, Andrea Miatton   +7 more
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Fonio (Digitaria exilis and Digitaria iburua) in Nigeria: Regional cultivation patterns, landrace diversity, and farmer knowledge for conserving a climate‐resilient indigenous cereal

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Fonio (Digitaria exilis and Digitaria iburua) cereals are valued for their drought resilience, adaptability to poor soils, and cultural importance. In Nigeria, where both species are cultivated, fonio has declined due to labor‐intensive processing, lower yields, and changing livelihood choices. By documenting 21 landraces (15 D. exilis and 6 D. iburua),
Ishaq Muawiyya, Abubakar Bello, George P. Burton, Philippa Ryan, Maria S. Vorontsova   +4 more
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El amor como «sentimiento oceánico»: la unidad de la obra poética de Federico Barreto

Boletín de la Academia Peruana de la Lengua
En 1993, con motivo del sexagésimo cuarto aniversario de la reincorporación de Tacna al Perú, el Banco Continental publicó Federico Barreto. Poesía. La edición, dividida en dos secciones («Aroma de mujer» y «Poesía patriótica»), confirmaba la visión ...
Giovanna Pollarolo
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