Analysis of Reasons for Orthopaedic Walkouts from the Emergency Department in a Private Tertiary Care Centre

INTRODUCTION: A small proportion of patients presenting to the Emergency department (ED) of any hospital tend to take discharge against medical advice (DAMA) due to several patient related or hospital/service related reasons. Amongst these, orthopaedic patients are a special group due to their inabi...

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Main Authors: Roy KD, Sharma GM, Qureshi F, Wadia F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Orthopaedic Association 2020-11-01
Series:Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
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Online Access:https://www.morthoj.org/2020/v14n3/walkouts-emergency.pdf