Leaving against medical advice: Facing the issue in the emergency department

Patients leaving the emergency department (ED) against medical advice (AMA) represent 0.1% to 2.7% of all ED patients. These patients create significant angst for emergency physicians because these patients frequently have serious underlying medical pathology and tend to represent a higher‐than‐aver...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of healthcare risk management 2009, Vol.29 (2), p.6-15
Hauptverfasser:	Monico, Edward P., Schwartz, Ian
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Decision Making Emergency Service, Hospital - legislation & jurisprudence Guidelines as Topic Health administration Humans Patient Discharge Risk Management Treatment Refusal
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