Table 4.
The association between management (laboratory tests, imaging, treatment, hospital and PICU admission) and time of arrival at the ED, adjusted regression analyses
| Total, n= 119 204 | Office hours† (n=50 417) |
Evening shift (n=36 429) |
Night shift (n=14 138) |
Day shift weekend (n=18 220) |
| aOR* (95% CI) | ||||
| Laboratory tests | – | 0.79 | 0.82 | 0.92 |
| – | (0.76–0.82)‡ | (0.78–0.86)‡ | (0.87–0.96)‡ | |
| Imaging | – | 0.93 | 0.64 | 0.99 |
| – | (0.89–0.96)‡ | (0.60–0.67)‡ | (0.94–1.04) | |
| Treatment | – | 1.11 | 1.56 | 1.17 |
| – | (1.07–1.15)‡ | (1.49–1.63)‡ | (1.12–1.22)‡ | |
| Hospital admission | – | 1.06 | 1.32 | 1.05 |
| – | (1.00–1.11)‡ | (1.24–1.41)‡ | (0.99–1.12) | |
| PICU admission | – | 1.15 | 0.92 | 1.19 |
| – | (0.95–1.42) | (0.71–1.19) | (0.93–1.52) |
*Adjusted for age, gender, urgency, vital signs, presenting problem and hospital.
†Office hours (=day shift week) as reference shift.
‡P value ≤0.05. If not stated: p value>0.05.
aOR, adjusted OR; ED, emergency department; PICU, paediatric intensive care unit.