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

• Main Authors: Wenlong Xiu (Author), Ruimiao Bai (Author), Xinyue Gu (Author), Siyuan Jiang (Author), Baoquan Zhang (Author), Ya Ding (Author), Yanchen Wang (Author), Ling Liu (Author), Jianhua Sun (Author), Yun Cao (Author), Wenhao Zhou (Author), Shoo K. Lee (Author), Zhankui Li (Author), Changyi Yang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...