Characteristics of patients with pneumonia who are discharged from hospitals against medical advice

Saitz et al studied a retrospective cohort of patients hospitalized for pneumonia to determine characteristics associated with discharge against medical advice. Younger men, those with a history of alcohol or drug abuse, and those without health insurance, were more likely to leave the hospital agai...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of medicine 1999-11, Vol.107 (5), p.507-509
Hauptverfasser:	Saitz, Richard, Ghali, William A, Moskowitz, Mark A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Alcohol use Biological and medical sciences Discharge Drug use Female Health care Health insurance Hospitalization Humans Male Massachusetts Medical sciences Men Middle Aged Miscellaneous Odds Ratio Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data Patient Dropouts Pneumology Pneumonia Pneumonia - complications Pneumonia - diagnosis Pneumonia - etiology Prevention and actions Prognosis Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Respiratory system : syndromes and miscellaneous diseases Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index Treatment Refusal
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Zusammenfassung:	Saitz et al studied a retrospective cohort of patients hospitalized for pneumonia to determine characteristics associated with discharge against medical advice. Younger men, those with a history of alcohol or drug abuse, and those without health insurance, were more likely to leave the hospital against medical advice.
ISSN:	0002-9343 1555-7162
DOI:	10.1016/S0002-9343(99)00262-4