Table 3.
General descriptive characteristics of the total study population according to the medical and surgical pathways. Statistically significant differences (p-value < 0.05) between the medical and surgical populations are highlighted in bold fonts.
| Variable | Total | Medical | Surgical |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex, n (%) | |||
| Male | 522 (55.9%) | 438 (54.2%) | 84 (66.7%) |
| Female | 412 (44.1%) | 370 (45.8%) | 42 (33.3%) |
| Age, median (percentile25-percentile75) years | 3.2 (1.1–7.4) | 2.7 (0.9–6.8) | 6.6 (2.7–11.3) |
| Access mode to ED, n (%) | |||
| Independently | 414 (44.3%) | 404 (50%) | 10 (7.9%) |
| Ambulance | 276 (29.6%) | 194 (24%) | 82 (65.1%) |
| Transfer from another hospital | 189 (20.2%) | 157 (19.4%) | 32 (25.4%) |
| Not reported | 55 (5.9%) | 53 (6.6%) | 2 (1.6%) |
| Main finding for red code definition, n (%) | |||
| PAT | 598 (64%) | 472 (58.4%) | 126 (100%) |
| SatO2 | 301 (32.2%) | 301 (37.2%) | 0 (0%) |
| HR | 23 (2.5%) | 23 (2.8%) | 0 (0%) |
| RR | 12 (1.3%) | 12 (1.6%) | 0 (0%) |
| Comorbidities, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 355 (38%) | 344 (42.6%) | 11 (8.7%) |
| No | 577 (61.8%) | 463 (57.3%) | 114 (90.5%) |
| Not reported | 2 (0.2%) | 1 (0.1%) | 1 (0.8%) |