Background Hospitalizations for infective endocarditis (IE) associated with opioid use
disorder (O-IE) have increased in the USA and have been linked to high rates of discharge …

Background/Aim: Reasons for discharge against medical advice (DAMA) may vary
according to countries' conditions and environmental or individual factors. Patients who …

Background The incidence of discharge against medical advice (DAMA) in emergency
departments (EDs) among Indigenous people is a growing concern in Australia. This study …

Background The prevalence of injection drug use (IDU)-related skin and soft tissue
infections (SSTI) in Philadelphia has been steadily increasing since 2013. Patients seeking …

Objectives To assess the frequency of discharge against medical advice (DAMA) in a large
UK teaching hospital, explore factors which increase the risk of DAMA and identify how …

Objectives To explore whether the Affordable Care Act (ACA) enactment is associated with
changes in the proportion of discharge against medical advice (DAMA) among …

Background Though substance use is a known risk factor for self-discharge, patients self-
discharging during treatment for acute poisoning have not previously been described. We …

Objectives: Therefore the purpose of this study is to identify the complex reasons for
discharge against medical advice (DAMA). Further this study intends to find out the major …

Study objective We evaluate the extent and nature of treatment delays and the contributing
factors influencing them for patients with acute ischemic stroke, as well as main barriers to …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency and predictors of
patients leaving an inpatient medical withdrawal unit against medical advice (AMA) …