Background: A patient decides to leave the hospital against medical advice. Is this an erratic
eccentric behavior of the patient, or a gap in the quality of care provided by the hospital …

Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) represents an increasingly burdensome public
health issue that leads to worse outcomes for patients and high costs to society. While the …

Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic placed extreme burden on hospitals, while opioid
overdose is another challenging public health issue. This study aimed to examine the trends …

Background Leaving against medical advice (AMA) is associated with increased
readmission rates, fragmented patient care, and healthcare litigation. Understanding the …

Background: In low-resource regions of the world, discharge against medical advice (DAMA)
is one empiric contributory factor to poor in-hospital outcome that is not often mentioned …

Introduction: Leaving against medical advice (AMA) has been associated with higher rates
of readmission and worse postoperative outcomes in various surgical fields. Patients who …

Background Discharge against medical advice (AMA) leads to worse patient outcomes,
increased readmission rates, and higher cost. However, AMA discharge has received limited …

Patients who are discharge against medical advice (DAMA) present significant challenges
on clinical, ethical, financial, and legal levels. Despite its multilevel impact, the factors …

Background Discharging a patient against medical advice (AMA) is used to describe when a
patient opts to leave the hospital prior to a physician's recommendation while …

Against medical advice (AMA) discharges are practically and emotionally challenging for
both patients and clinicians. Moreover, they are common after admissions for respiratory …