Hospital readmissions and mortality following discharge against medical advice: a five-year retrospective, population-based cohort study in Veneto region, Northeast …

M Saia, L Salmaso, S Bellio, A Miatton, S Cocchio… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
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 …

Discharge against medical advice in acute ischemic stroke: the risk of 30-day unplanned readmission

Z Lin, H Han, C Wu, X Wei, Y Ruan, C Zhang… - Journal of general …, 2021 - Springer
Background Discharge against medical advice may be associated with more readmissions.
Objective To evaluate DAMA in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) and identify the …

Quantitative Analysis of Characteristics Associated with Patient-Directed Discharges, Representations, and Readmissions: a Safety-Net Hospital Experience

HM Yeung, A Ifrah, ME Rockman - Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Conclusions Factors associated with PDD include male, younger age, insurance type,
substance use, homelessness, and primary diagnosis of abscess. Factors associated with …

[HTML][HTML] A nationally representative study on discharge against medical advice among those living with epilepsy

P Agarwal, H Xi, N Jette, J Lin, CS Kwon, MS Dhamoon… - Seizure, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Discharges against medical advice (DAMA) are associated with adverse patient
outcomes among those with epilepsy. Our goal was to examine trends and factors …

[HTML][HTML] Results of the traditional treatment of fractures of patients discharged against medical advice from the orthopedics department of the Ouahigouya regional …

M Sawadogo, S Ouedraogo, S Tinto, M Diallo… - Open Journal of …, 2022 - scirp.org
Introduction: Binding retains an important place in Africa. Leaving a health facility to see a
bonesetter is common there, but a source of complications. The purpose of this work was to …

Advancing the science of discharges against medical advice: taking a deeper dive

D Alfandre - Heart, 2019 - heart.bmj.com
Against medical advice (AMA) discharges continue to confound. These discharges, when
patients leave the hospital prior to a clinically specified and physician-recommended …

Rising trends in emergency department visits associated with hepatitis C virus infection in the United States, 2006-2014

S Yin, L Barker, EH Teshale… - Public Health Reports, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Emergency departments (EDs) are critical settings for hepatitis C care in the
United States. We assessed trends and characteristics of hepatitis C–associated ED visits …

Negative outcomes pertaining to patients that leave against medical advice: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

F Abuguyan - European Review for Medical & …, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
Abstract OBJECTIVE: Leaving Against Medical Advice (LAMA) is a prevalent issue in
healthcare settings that may lead to negative patient outcomes. We conducted a systematic …

Irregular hospital discharge from acute inpatient and residential mental health treatment settings in a large integrated healthcare system

NB Riblet, DJ Gottlieb, BV Watts, M Levis… - General hospital …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objective Irregular discharge is a concern among mental health populations and associated
with poor outcomes. Little is known about the relationship between irregular discharge and …

Resisting Inadequate Care is Not Irrational, and Coercive Treatment is Not an Appropriate Response to the Drug Toxicity Crises

A Guta, M Gagnon, D German… - The American Journal …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
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