Alphonsus N. Onyiriuka

[ 1 ] - Pediatric discharge against medical advice: experience from a Nigerian secondary healthcare institution

 Abstract Background and Objective: Often, discharge of children against medical advice has a negative effect on the well-being of the patient. To determine the prevalence of discharge against medical advice (DAMA) among hospitalized children and examine the reasons given by parents/guardians for such discharges. Methods: A retrospective 2-year medical records audit of children aged one day to ...