Table 2.
Characteristics of visits at the paediatric emergency department of Sophia Children’s Hospital from 2009 to 2016
| Total | Patients with blood pressure and heart rate measured | Patients with hypotension according to APLS | |
| n=45 495 | n=10 698 | n=504 | |
| Male; n % | 26 338 (57.9) | 5872 (54.9) | 219 (43.5) |
| Age in years; median, (IQR) | 4.3 (1.4–9.8) | 7.74 (3.6–7.7) | 13.0 (6.67–14.5) |
| Age category; n (%) | |||
| 0–1 year | 8734 (19.2) | 920 (8.6) | 78 (15.5) |
| 1–2 years | 5736 (12.6) | 668 (6.2) | 7 (1.4) |
| 2–5 years | 10 154 (22.3) | 2091 (19.5) | 14 (2.8) |
| 5–12 years | 13 503 (29.7) | 4101 (38.3) | 80 (15.9) |
| 12–16 years | 7368 (16.2) | 2918 (27.3) | 325 (64.5) |
| MTS urgency; n (%) | |||
| Emergent/very urgent | 6433 (14.2) | 2572 (24.0) | 155 (30.7) |
| Urgent | 19 873 (43.7) | 5026 (47.0) | 199 (39.5) |
| Standard/non-urgent | 17 711 (38.9) | 2922 (27.3) | 163 (27.0) |
| Missing | 1478 (3.2) | 178 (1.7) | 14 (2.8) |
| Disposition; n (%) | |||
| Admission general ward | 8848 (19.4) | 3276 (30.6) | 169 (33.5) |
| Intensive care | 1132 (2.5) | 631 (5.9) | 70 (13.9) |
| Died | 34 (0.1) | –* | –* |
| Discharge | 34 913 (76.7) | 6719 (62.8) | 261 (51.8) |
| Other | 401 (0.9) | 61 (0.6) | 4 (0.8) |
| Missing | 167 (0.4) | 11 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Shock Index; mean (SD) | |||
| 0–1 year | 1.52 (0.48) | ||
| 1–2 years | 1.25 (0.31) | ||
| 2–5 years | 1.11 (0.26) | ||
| 5–12 years | 0.89 (0.24) | ||
| 12–16 years | 0.76 (0.22) |
*Children who died were excluded.
APLS, Advanced Paediatric Life Support; MTS, Manchester Triage System.