Table 3.

Difference in Transfer and Admission Rates by Diagnosis

		Admissions			Transfers
Location of presentation	Diagnosis	2008 n (%**)	2016 n (%**)	Risk difference in admission rate (95% CI)	2008 n (%***)	2016 n (%***)	Risk difference in transfer rate (95% CI)
All EDs	Asthma	61,780 (11.0)	52,386 (8.5)	−2.5* (−4.2,−0.9)	7,466 (1.3)	10,313 (1.7)	0.3 (−0.0,0.7)
	Croup	7,208 (2.7)	6,178 (1.8)	−0.9* (−1.4,−0.4)	1,506 (0.6)	2,664 (0.8)	0.2* (0.1,0.4)
	Gastroenteritis	32,036 (5.3)	22,094 (3.8)	−1.5* (−2.4,−0.7)	2,106 (0.4)	2,096 (0.4)	0.0 (−0.1,0.1)
Non-pediatric EDs	Asthma	51,114 (10.3)	40,157 (7.8)	−2.6*(−4.3,−0.8)	6,867 (1.4)	10,015 (1.9)	0.5* (0.2,0.9)
	Croup	5,933 (2.6)	4,563 (1.6)	−1.0* (−1.4,−0.6)	1,448 (0.6)	2,513 (0.9)	0.3* (0.1,0.4)
	Gastroenteritis	26,919 (5.1)	16,922 (3.6)	−1.5* (−2.3,−0.6)	2,077 (0.4)	2,065 (0.4)	0.1 (−0.1,0.2)

^*p<0.05

^**admission rate

^***transfer rate