Table 2.
Demographics of total population
| Presenting problem, n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, n = 1765 (100) | Fever, n = 1136 (64.4) | Vomiting/diarrhea, n = 372 (21.1) | Dyspnea, n = 257 (14.5) | |
| Sex, malea | 1000 (56.7)* | 635 (55.9) | 194 (52.2) | 171 (66.5) |
| Age (months)b | 22.0 (11.0–48.0)* | 23.0 (12.0–51.0) | 18.0 (9.0–41.0) | 21.0 (8.0–41.0) |
| All revisitsa | 527 (29.9) | 346 (30.5) | 108 (29.0) | 73 (28.4) |
| Unscheduled revisita | 352 (19.9)* | 240 (21.1) | 57 (15.3) | 55 (21.4) |
| Secondary hospitalization | 54 (3.1) | 28 (2.5) | 17 (4.6) | 9 (3.5) |
| Parental concern | 1410 (79.9)* | 952 (83.8) | 285 (76.6) | 173 (67.3) |
| MTS urgency initial ED visit | ||||
| Emergent/very urgent | 331 (18.7)* | 203 (17.9) | 34 (9.1) | 94 (36.6) |
| Urgent | 944 (53.5)* | 700 (61.6) | 161(43.3) | 83 (32.3) |
| Standard/non-urgent | 490 (27.8)* | 233 (20.5) | 177 (47.6) | 80 (31.1) |
| Type of referred initial ED visit | ||||
| Self-referral | 865 (49.0)* | 547 (48.2) | 216 (58.1) | 102 (39.7) |
| Physicianc | 900 (51.0)* | 589 (51.8) | 156 (41.9) | 155 (60.3) |
*P value < 0.05
aAbsolute number (percentage)
bMedian (IQR)
cIncluding primary, secondary, and ambulance care