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Table 2 Diagnosis of patients leaving AMA

From: Patients in a private hospital in India leave the emergency department against medical advice for financial reasons

Diagnosis

Number of patients (%)

Trauma1

13 (24%)

Infectious disease2

13 (24%)

Surgical/gastrointestinal3

10 (18%)

Neurologic4

7 (13%)

Cardiac5

5 (9%)

Pulmonary6

4 (7%)

Psychiatric

4 (7%)

  1. 1For example, long bone fracture, head injury.
  2. 2For example, pneumonia, fever, sepsis, pyelonephritis.
  3. 3For example, appendectomy, gastroenteritis, pancreatitis, colecistitis, rectal bleed, and dyspepsia.
  4. 4For example, CVA, seizure, intracranial hemorrhage.
  5. 5For example, ACS, chest pain (NOS).
  6. 6For example, COPD, hemoptysis.