Discharge Against Medical Advice From the Tamale Teaching Hospital: Who Is Involved, the Prevalence and Departmental Differences

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Discharge Against Medical Advice (DAMA) is a phenomenon where patients seek to terminate treatment against the advice of healthcare giver. Globally, DAMA represents a complex issue within healthcare systems, posing challenges to patients and healthcare providers. Generally, DAMA patients are at a higher risk for complications, re-admissions, increased healthcare costs, disability, longe...

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• Symptom Assessment
• Triage

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2c5ba5cf-5e26-5b46-8760-11bdce1abc5b

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-6761858/v1