Discharge against Medical Advice at Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Gujarat, India

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...

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Main Authors: Bhanu Devpura, Pranav Bhadesia, Somashekhar Nimbalkar, Sandeep Desai, Ajay Phatak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1897039