Objective. We explored reasons for discharged against medical advice (DAMA) of neonates from a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) through in-depth interviews of the parents/guardians. Methods. Of 456 babies admitted to NICU during April 2014 to March 2015, 116 babies were DAMA. Parents of randomly selected 50 babies of these 116, residing within 50 kilometers, were approached for in-depth inte...

AIM Self- discharged patients are at high risk for readmission and ultimately higher cost for care.We intended to find the proportion of patients who leave hospital against medical advice and explore some of their characteristics. METHODS This prospective study of discharge against medical advice was conducted in psychiatric wards of Zare hospital in Iran, 2011. A psychologist recorded some i...

We review the records of 79 tetanus patients in two hospitals (one tertiary and one secondary level) in Owo, Ondo state, Nigeria from 1997 to 2006. The male: female ratio was 3:1. Ages were 14-70 years (mean 33.25 years, SD ±16.76). The overall case fatality rate (CFR), 32.91%, did was not significantly different in the two hospitals. CFR for men was 32.10% and for women 35.29%. The main factor...

Background: Discharge Against Medical Advice (DAMA) is an obnoxious reality and dissatisfying event to both ends - patient healthcare provider. It’s pertinent that periodical survey at single or multicentre be done identify the predictors seek solutions suggest recommendations. Aim Objectives: of this study was analyze DAMA cases. Objectives were find out prevalence Methodology: A prospective c...