Background Discharges against medical advice (DAMA) increase the risk of death. Methods
We retrieved DAMA from five hospitals within a large health system and reviewed 10% of …

It is unknown if changes in the rate of discharges against medical advice (DAMA) are related
to the implementation of the Medicare Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) …

Background To explore the roots of DAMA in the Roozbeh Hospital, an academic mental
hospital located in Tehran, Iran, the authors conducted a simple qualitative study. Twenty …

Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) is a topic of global study. However, research on
DAMA within Malaysian emergency departments (EDs) is limited. This study examines …

Background: Discharge from the hospital against the doctor's advice and refusal of receiving
treatment is one of the significant issues at the time of hospitalization, which is especially …

Introduction: Clearance with personal consent is a common problem in healthcare systems.
Clearance with consent individuals increases mortality, disability, and disease exacerbation …

Rates of Criminal Legal System Involvement Among Patients Who Are Discharged Against
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Refusal, delay, or limitation of medical treatments, including vaccines, is an increasing
phenomenon facing nurses and other healthcare practitioners daily. When a patient or …

Background Home oxygen therapy (HOT) is indicated upon discharge in some preterm
infants with severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). There is a lack of evidence-based …

Objectives We aimed to evaluate the prevalence, relative factors, and outcomes of different
empirical antibiotic therapy (EAT) prescriptions in infected inpatients. Methods We …