Table 2.
Distribution of the parameters for macro area, Italy and p value
| Parameters | North | Center | South | Italy | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coverage h24 | 90 % (105/117) | 79 % (38/48) | 77 % (56/72) | 84 % (196/237) | 0,0245c |
| 2 | Coverage h12 | 10 % (12/117) | 21 % (10/48) | 23 % (16/72) | 16 % (41/237) | 0,0245c |
| 3 | On call availability service | 68 % (79/117) | 77 % (37/48) | 85 % (61/72) | 75 % (177/237) | 0,0088c |
| 4 | Pediatrician dedicated to E.R. h24 | 56 % (51/93) | 47 % (17/36) | 39 % (21/54) | 48 % (89/183) | |
| 5 | Pediatrican dedicated to E.R. h12 | 12 % (11/93) | 3 % (1/36) | 4 % (2/54) | 8 % (14/183) | |
| 6 | No pediatrician dedicated to E.R. | 33 % (31/93) | 50 % (18/36) | 57 % (31/54) | 44 % (80/183) | 0,0044c |
| 7 | Direct access of all children to E.R. pediatrician | 47 % (44/93) | 39 % (14/36) | 44 % (24/54) | 45 % (82/183) | |
| 8 | Direct access to E.R. pediatrician except agreed diseases | 30 % (28/93) | 8 % (3/36) | 6 % (3/54) | 18 % (34/183) | 0,010a |
| 0,00044c | ||||||
| 9 | Access to pediatrician only on request from E.R. physician | 23 % (21/93) | 53 % (19/36) | 50 % (27/54) | 37 % (67/183) | 0,0010a |
| 0,0010c | ||||||
| 10 | E.R. triage | 86 % (80/93) | 83 % (30/36) | 39 % (21/54) | 72 % (131/183) | 0,0010b |
| 0,0010c | ||||||
| 11 | Age limit for admission 14 years | 52 % (48/93) | 53 % (19/36) | 80 % (43/54) | 60 % (110/183) | 0,007b |
| 0,0010c | ||||||
| 11b | Age limit for admission 15 years | 4 % (4/93) | 0 % (0/36) | 4 % (2/54) | 3 % (6/183) | |
| 12 | Age limit for admission 16 years | 9 % (8/93) | 17 % (6/36) | 9 % (5/54) | 10 % (19/183) | |
| 13 | Age limit for admission 17 years | 35 % (33/93) | 30 % (11/36) | 7 % (4/54) | 26 % (48/183) | 0,004b |
| 0,0010c | ||||||
| 14 | Presence of S.S.O. | 80 % (74/93) | 67 % (24/36) | 43 % (23/54) | 66 % (121/183) | 0,025b |
| 0,0010c | ||||||
| 15 | S.S.O. fixed reimbursement | 57 % (42/74) | 67 % (16/24) | 40 % (9/23) | 55 % (67/121) | |
| 16 | S.S.O. reimbursement linked to health services provided | 32 % (24/74) | 21 % (5/24) | 30 % (7/23) | 32 % (36/121) | |
| 17 | S.S.O. reimbursement linked to disease type | 11 % (8/74) | 12 % (3/24) | 30 % (7/23) | 15 % (18/121) | 0,02c |
| 18 | Length of S.S.O. less than 24 h | 55 % (41/74) | 58 % (14/24) | 83 % (19/23) | 61 % (74/121) | 0,019c |
| 19 | Length of S.S.O. less than 48 h | 45 % (33/74) | 42 % (10/24) | 17 % (4/23) | 39 % (47/121) | 0.019c |
*P value for differences between north and center (a), center and south (b), north and south (c). Only significative P are recorded (p < 0,05)