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- Fareed Jumah, Silky Chotai, Patrick Hilden, Bharath Raju, Anmol Nagaraj, Pankaj Agarwalla, Stephen Johnson, Gaurav Gupta, Hai Sun, and Anil Nanda.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and University Hospital, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA.
- Neurosurgery. 2022 Sep 1; 91 (3): 373380373-380.
BackgroundLittle is known about the impact of discharge against medical advice (DAMA) in patients admitted with concussion.ObjectiveTo explore the prevalence of DAMA and its effect on 30-day readmissions and cost in concussion using a nationally representative sample.MethodsThe Nationwide Readmissions Database was queried for concussion admissions and their disposition at discharge between 2010 and 2014. Included patients were ≥18 years old who were admitted with concussion and had <1 hour loss of consciousness. We excluded in-hospital deaths or discharge dispositions other than home or against medical advice. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine characteristics associated with DAMA and 30-day readmissions.ResultsA total of 38 919 index admissions were identified, which resulted in 998 (2.6%) DAMA. In multivariate analysis, characteristics associated with DAMA included younger age (odds ratio [OR] = 0.84, 95% CI 0.80-0.88), male sex (1.47, 1.22-1.76), an Elixhauser comorbidity index >3 (1.67, 1.15-1.60), and assault (2.02, 1.48-2.75) and fall injuries (1.28, 1.03-1.60). The highest-income quartile was negatively associated with DAMA (0.91, 0.73-1.13). In multivariate analysis, DAMA (1.63, 1.29-2.06), higher comorbidity index (2.61, 2.22-3.06), and self-inflicted mode of injury (2.28, 1.30-4.02) were independently associated with 30-day readmission. The most common indication for readmission in both routine and DAMA groups was traumatic injury (21.1% and 24.5%, respectively).ConclusionDAMA is an independent risk factor for readmission in patients admitted for concussion. The variables associated with DAMA identified in this study can be used to design patient-centered interventions that can be implemented to reduce DAMA and its impact on clinical outcomes in patients with traumatic brain injury.Copyright © Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2022. All rights reserved.
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