Factors associated with discharge against medical advice among acute stroke patients: Analysis of the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients discharged against medical advice have been shown to have worse outcomes across a host of different conditions. However, risk factors related to an increased odds of discharge against medical advice remain understudied in patients who suffer from acute cerebral infarction.

Methods

We retrospectively examined the 2019 National Emergency Department Sample Database for stroke patients. Multivariable logistic regression was used to estimate associations between patient- and hospital-level factors and the outcome of discharge against medical advice.

Results

Of the 603,623 encounters for acute ischemic stroke, 8858 (1.5%) were discharged against medical advice. Predictors of discharge against medical advice were lower income quartile and having either Me

SUBMITTER: Patel K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11251651 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature