Background Patients discharged against medical advice (DAMA) act as a high-risk
population for the Emergency Department (ED), regardless of their presentations, and can …

Background: Approximately 1% to 2% of hospitalized patients get discharged or leave from
the hospital against medical advice and up to 26% in some centers. They have higher …

Background Uncompleted emergency department care and against-medical-advice
discharge represent relevant medical problems with impact on patient safety and potential …

Introduction: there is a decline in child mortality rate globally, courtesy of the erstwhile
Millennium Development Goals. However, under-five mortality is still high in the African sub …

Background. The discharge against medical advice (DAMA) in the Emergency Department
(ED) is an issue of great concern because it may result in adverse consequences at a later …

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 …

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 …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the reasons for discharges against medical
advice (DAMA) and the possible outcomes among pediatric patients. Design/methodology …

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 …

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 …