Inflammatory bowel diseases
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Inflamm. Bowel Dis. · Jun 2009
Inflammatory bowel disease patients who leave hospital against medical advice: predictors and temporal trends.
Leaving hospital against medical advice (AMA) may have consequences with respect to health-related outcomes; however, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients have been inadequately studied. Thus, we determined the prevalence of self-discharge, assessed predictors of AMA status, and evaluated time trends. ⋯ Approximately 1 in 76 IBD patients admitted emergently for medical management leave the hospital AMA. These were primarily disenfranchised patients who may lack adequate outpatient follow-up.