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Leave Against Medical Advice amongst Pediatric Patients Admitted in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital in Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2021
Introduction: Leave against medical advice has a potentially deleterious effect on the health of a child. This is particularly alarming in case of pediatric patients as they are unable to understand the implications of it and rely on parents to make ...
Sahisnuta Basnet, Ganesh B.K, Aslam Ansari, Suraj Adhikari   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictors of Discharge Against Medical Advice in a Tertiary Paediatric Hospital. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2019
Sealy L, Zwi K, McDonald G, Saavedra A, Crawford L, Gunasekera H.   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

National survey on discharge against medical advice among patients with musculoskeletal trauma in Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2022
Background: Patients in our environment sometimes discharge themselves against medical advice. Many of them do this due to the cost of treatment and a belief in the efficacy of traditional bone setters (TBS).
Christian Chukwuemeka Madubueze, Ugochukwu Chinyem Madubueze, Njoku Isaac Omoke, Alfred F. I. Una, Oladimeji Ranti Babalola, Sikiru Alabi, Edwin Maduakonam Dim   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Self-discharge during treatment for acute recreational drug toxicity: an observational study from emergency departments in seven European countries

International Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023
Background Self-discharge is a risk factor for readmission and excess mortality. We assess the rate of self-discharge from the emergency department (ED) among presentations for acute recreational drug toxicity and identify factors associated with self ...
Odd Martin Vallersnes, Alison M. Dines, David M. Wood, Fridtjof Heyerdahl, Knut Erik Hovda, Christopher Yates, Isabelle Giraudon, Blazena Caganova, Alessandro Ceschi, Miguel Galicia, Evangelia Liakoni, Matthias E. Liechti, Òscar Miró, Roberta Noseda, Per Sverre Persett, Kristiina Põld, Yasmin Schmid, Irene Scholz, Federico Vigorita, Paul I. Dargan   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

Discharge against medical advice: Factors and patients′ characteristics in Abuth, Zaria

Sahel Medical Journal, 2011
Background: Discharge against medical advice presents ethical dilemma to the medical staff and reflects a failure to reach consensus between the medical personnel and the patient or his/her custodian regarding the need for continued in-patient care.
T Dahiru, S H Idris, J llyas, T Bot
doaj   +1 more source

Why do orthopaedic trauma patients leave hospital against medical advice?

Ibom Medical Journal, 2013
Background: Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) has emerged as a pervasive problem in hospitals. Since the incidence and reasons for DAMA varies from one society to another and among clinical conditions, this study was undertaken to evaluate the ...
Ngim NE, Nottidge TE, Akpan AF
doaj   +1 more source

Multivariable logistic regression: Discharge against medical advice/in-hospital mortality vs. discharge alive.

, 2022
Multivariable logistic regression: Discharge against medical advice/in-hospital mortality vs. discharge alive.
R. Constance Wiener (13104494), Affan Irfan (13104491), Ellen Thompson (5892575), Judith Feinberg (485501), Frank H. Annie (13104485), Aravinda Nanjundappa (13104497), Chris Cook (6829190), Melanie A. Fisher (13104500), Umar Kaleem (13104488), Sudarshan Balla (10824192), Mark Bates (112676), Gordon S. Smith (8207331), Talia Alexander (13104482), Ruchi Bhandari (12696764)   +13 more
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Neonatal discharge against medical advice: Experience from a rural tertiary hospital in North Western Nigeria

Sahel Medical Journal, 2017
Background: Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) is a major public health issue, especially among children owing to its adverse outcome. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence and reasons for DAMA among neonates admitted in Federal ...
Umma Idris Abdullahi
doaj   +1 more source

Discharge against medical advice (DAMA): Causes and predictors

Electronic Physician, 2017
Background and aim: DAMA is a result of patient dissatisfaction, which increases the rate of readmission, mortality, and complications. In this study, the causes and predictors of DAMA in Shahid Labbafinejad Hospital of Tehran were determined. Methods:
Ensieh Ashrafi, Samin Nobakht, Meysam Safi Keykaleh, Edris Kakemam, Edris Hasanpoor, Mobin Sokhanvar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source