Patients Discharged Against Medical Advice From A General Medicine Service

Patients discharged against medical advice from a …

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Fifty-four percent of patients who left against medical advice were readmitted to the hospital during the study period; 98% were then discharged with physician approval. Patients who left the hospital against medical advice included many disadvantaged individuals without …

Against Medical Advice Discharge: A Narrative Review …

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Discharges against medical advice are associated with physician distress, patient stigma, and adverse outcomes, including increased morbidity and mortality. This …

Patients discharged against medical advice from a …

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Fifty-four percent of patients who left against medical advice were readmitted to the hospital during the study period; 98% were then discharged with physician approval. …

Discharge against medical advice: ethical considerations …

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Abstract Discharges against medical advice (AMA) account for approximately 1% of discharges for general medical patients. Patients discharged AMA have longer …

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Discharge against medical advice: how often do we …

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Background: Discharges against medical advice (AMA) occur in 1% to 2% of hospital stays and are associated with increased morbidity, readmission rates, and 30-day …

Discharge Against Medical Advice From the …

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ED triage is done using emergency severity index (ESI) assigning acuity scores to patients. 12 ESI is a 5-level tool for emergency department triage used to rate patient …

Know Your Rights: Understanding Hospital Discharge …

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If a patient still decides to discontinue inpatient medical care against a physician’s recommendations, it is crucial to ask for clear discharge instructions, prescriptions and information for follow-up …

Patients discharged against medical advice from a …

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Who leaves against medical advice? - PubMed

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A case-control study was conducted to characterize the factors associated with AMA discharges from an impatient medical service. Logistic regression analysis indicated that …