Background: Drug use–associated infective endocarditis (DUA-IE) is increasing as a result
of the opioid epidemic. Infective endocarditis may require valve surgery, but surgical …

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 …

Abstract Approximately 1%-2% of hospitalizations in the United States result in an against
medical advice discharge. Still, the practice of discharging patients against medical advice is …

Objectives: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) represent the most common cause
of maternal–fetal morbidity and mortality. Yet, the prevalence and cost of postpartum (42 …

Background Among those with injection drug use-associated infective endocarditis (IDU-IE),
against medical advice (AMA) discharge is common and linked to adverse outcomes …

Importance Many veterans enrolled in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system have
access to non-VA care through insurance and VA-purchased community care. Prior …

Background Medical hospitalizations for people with opioid use disorder (OUD) frequently
result in patient-directed discharges (PDD), often due to untreated pain and withdrawal …

Objective The incidence of inappropriate and excessive empirical antibiotic therapy is
unclear. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of different empirical …

Aims Hospital readmissions serve as a major benchmark for the quality of care and alcohol
withdrawal (AW) may lead to multiple hospitalizations and readmissions. We sought to …

Background: Patients who discharge against medical advice (DAMA) from hospital carry a
significant risk of readmission and have increased rates of morbidity and mortality. We …