Discharge against medical advice among infants with 24–31 weeks’ gestation admitted to Chinese neonatal intensive care units: A multicenter cohort study

Discharge against medical advice among infants with 24–31 weeks’ gestation admitted to Chinese neonatal intensive care units: A multicenter cohort study

BackgroundPrevious studies demonstrated high rates of discharge against medical advice (DAMA) among very preterm infants (VPIs) in China.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to investigate the concurrent incidence, variation, and predictors of DAMA, along with the effect of DAMA on mortality of VPIs...

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Main Authors: Wenlong Xiu, Ruimiao Bai, Xinyue Gu, Siyuan Jiang, Baoquan Zhang, Ya Ding, Yanchen Wang, Ling Liu, Jianhua Sun, Yun Cao, Wenhao Zhou, Shoo K. Lee, Zhankui Li, Changyi Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
discharge against medical advice
preterm infants
mortality
morbidity
risk factor
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2022.943244/full

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