Table 3:
Overall (n=195) | Plan to Prescribe Antibiotics (n=68) | Do Not Plan to Prescribe Antibiotics (n=127) | p-value | |
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Radiographic Pneumonia (n, %) | 27 (14.2) | 13 (19.4) | 14 (11.4) | 0.13 |
Disposition (n, %) | ||||
Admit | 88 (45.13) | 45 (66.2) | 43 (33.9) | <0.01 |
Discharge | 107 (54.87) | 23 (33.8) | 84 (66.14) | |
Receipt of Antibiotics/Prescription in ED (n, %) | 68 (34.9) | 39 (57.35) | 29 (22.83) | <0.01 |
Return to Medical Care within 7–15 Days (n, %) * | 60 (44.4) | 23(46.0) | 37 (43.5) | 0.86 |
Reason for Return to Medical Care | ||||
Unscheduled follow-up visit for the same illness | 5 (8.3) | 1 (4.35) | 4 (10.8) | 0.56 |
A scheduled follow-up visit for the same illness | 46 (76.7) | 20 (86.9) | 26 (70.3) | |
A scheduled follow-up illness for the same illness but the child is getting worse | 8 (13.3) | 2 (8.7) | 6 (16.2) | |
Well-child/routine visit | 1 (1.7) | 0 | 1 (2.7) |
60 observations lost to follow up