Table 1. Subject Characteristics.
Subject characteristics for the cohort, showing no difference between year the before and the year after BRUE guidelines, including similar proportion with prior visits, admission rates and lengths of stay.
| Pre- Algorithm (n=186) |
Post- Algorithm (n=173) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject Characteristics | |||
| Age (months) | 2.36 ± 0.19a | 2.70 ± 0.23 | 0.25 |
| Premature | 49 (26) | 33 (19) | 0.10 |
| Gestational Age (weeks) | 32.88 ± 0.46 | 33.78 ± 0.44 | 0.16 |
| Female Sex | 108 (58) | 95 (55) | 0.60 |
| Breastfed | 83 (45) | 88 (51) | 0.13 |
| Prior Visits | 38 (20) | 24 (14) | 0.38 |
| Prior ED | 11 (6) | 7 (4) | 0.48 |
| Prior Clinic for Symptoms | 27 (15) | 17 (10) | 0.20 |
| Admitted to Hospital | 153 (82) | 135 (78) | 0.35 |
| Not Admitted | 33 (18) | 38 (22) | 0.35 |
| Length of Stay (days) | 2.65 ± 0.40 | 2.31 ± 0.32 | 0.50 |
a
mean ± standard error or n (%)