Open AccessDischarge against Medical Advice among Children in Oman : A University Hospital Experience = الخروج ضد المشورة الطبية بين الأطفال في عمان : تجربة مستشفى جامعي
Author(s) -
Muna Al-Sadoon,
Khalid Al-Shamousi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
sultan qaboos university medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.258
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 2075-0528
pISSN - 2075-051X
DOI - 10.12816/0003312
Subject(s) - medicine , against medical advice , medical record , pediatrics , retrospective cohort study , documentation , tertiary care , medical advice , health care , emergency medicine , family medicine , surgery , psychiatry , computer science , economics , programming language , economic growth
Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) is a major problem in healthcare delivery as it can complicate the health problems from which patients are suffering. The aim of this study was to understand DAMA among children in a tertiary teaching hospital in Oman and to evaluate the documentation of the events in the medical records.