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Discharge status vs complication rates. Patients who left AMA or early non-AMA were more likely than patients who completed treatment to have either an ED visit or hospital readmission (blue bars; 54%, 35%, 23%, respectively; P=.01) and readmission alone (green bars; 31%, 25%, 8%, respectively; P=.01), but not ED visit alone (gray bars; 23%, 10%, 15%, respectively; P=.41). Abbreviations: AMA, against medical advice; ED, emergency department.
