Discharge against medical advice from Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: 10 years experience at a University Hospital

Discharge against medical advice from Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: 10 years experience at a University Hospital

Background: Discharging patients against medical advice is a problem of every age-group. However, because of their physiological vulnerability, the risk for the neonatal population is greater when discharged against medical advice (DAMA). This article is a study of the prevalence of the problem, the...

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Main Author: Hatim K Al-Turkistani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Family and Community Medicine
Subjects:
Discharge against medical advice
neonatal
neonatal intensive care unit
Online Access:http://www.jfcmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2230-8229;year=2013;volume=20;issue=2;spage=113;epage=115;aulast=Al-Turkistani

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