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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

Risk of discharge against medical advice among hospital inpatients with a history of opioid agonist therapy in New South Wales, Australia: A cohort study and nested crossover-cohort analysis. [PDF]

Drug Alcohol Depend, 2020
BackgroundPeople who use illicit opioids have high rates of hospital admission. We aimed to measure the risk of discharge against medical advice among inpatients with a history of opioid agonist therapy (OAT), and test whether OAT is associated with ...
Lewer D, Jones NR, Hickman M, Larney S, Ezard N, Nielsen S, Degenhardt L.   +6 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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

European multicentre study on outcome of surgery for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism

BJS (British Journal of Surgery), EarlyView., 2020
Some 5861 patients undergoing first‐time surgery for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism were registered in the Eurocrine® database between 2015 and 2018. The use of intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurement decreased the risk of conversion and persistent hypercalcaemia.
A. Bergenfelz, S. van Slycke, Ö. Makay, L. Brunaud   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supplementary Material for: Factors associated with discharge against medical advice among acute stroke patients: Analysis of the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample

, 2023
Background: Patients discharged against medical advice have been shown to have worse outcomes across a host of different conditions. However, risk factors related to an increased odds of discharge against medical advice remain understudied in patients ...
Wolfe J. (17006748), Siegler J.E. (17006757), Favilla C. (17006754), Patel K. (4129840), Oak S. (17006751), Taneja K. (17006745)   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

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

An alternative view of self-discharge against medical advice : an opportunity to demonstrate empathy, empowerment, and care [PDF]

, 2018
In this article, we present the experiences of discharging against medical advice from the perspectives of 17 hospital and community-based health care practitioners, and 16 patients, and relatives from a range of medical and surgical wards ...
Laura L. Machin, Machin, Laura Louise, Goodwin, Dawn Samantha, David Warriner, Dawn Goodwin, Warriner, David   +5 more
core   +1 more source

The pandemic’s effect on discharge against medical advice from the emergency department [PDF]

, 2021
Background/Aim: Reasons for discharge against medical advice (DAMA) may vary according to countries' conditions and environmental or individual factors.
Özdamar, Yasemin, Boğan, Mustafa, Ağaçkıran, İlter, Demir, Mehmet Cihat   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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
doaj   +1 more source