Objective Neurotrauma is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. We
conducted this systematic review to generate nationally generalizable reference data for the …

Objective Low health literacy is prevalent and associated with suboptimal health outcomes.
In neurosurgery, social determinants of health are increasingly recognized as factors …

Introduction. Discharge against medical advice is a global phenomenon where patients
voluntarily terminate their consent to medical care before the medical team declares them fit …

Background The burden of against medical advice (AMA) discharges on the readmission
rate of infective endocarditis (IE) patients has been largely ignored. Methods We used the …

Background: Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) is when a patient decides to leave
the hospital without the consent of the treating physician. It poses serious clinical, ethical …

Introduction: Though leave against medical advice (LAMA) is a common healthcare problem
in low-income countries, there is paucity of studies exploring this aspect of care from Nepal …

Introduction: The decision of a patient for leaving the hospital against medical advice (AMA)
affects the patient management adversely by increasing morbidity, mortality and escalates …