Table. 1.
Demographical characteristics, waiting time percentiles, and outcome of PED visit during the two study periods.
| Study period |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | 2019 | 2020 | p |
| Patient visits, n (%) | 43405 (69.34) | 19188 (30.66) | |
| Gender, n (%) [95% CI] | 0.029 | ||
| Male | 23314 (53.7) [53.2–54.2] | 10125 (52.8) [52.1–53.5] | |
| Female | 20091 (46.3) [45.8–46.8] | 9063 (47.2) [46.5–47.9] | |
| Age (months)[median (IQR)] | 42 (14–83) | 43 (12–100) | <0.001 |
| Nationality, n (%) [95% CI] | <0.001 | ||
| Turkish | 42256 (97.4) [97.2–97.5] | 18367 (95.7) [95.4–96.0] | |
| Others | 1149 (2.6) [2.5–2.8] | 821 (4.3) [4.0–4.6] | |
| Waiting time (min) Percentiles |
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| 5th | 1 | 0 | |
| 10th | 2 | 1 | |
| 25th | 5 | 2 | |
| 50th | 14 | 5 | |
| 75th | 32 | 16 | |
| 90th | 53 | 47 | |
| 95th | 68 | 67 | |
| Outcome, n (%) [95% CI] | <0.001 | ||
| Discharge home | 39151 (90.2) [89.9–90.5] | 16159 (84.2) [83.7–84.7] | |
| Admission | |||
| PED | 1933 (4.5) [4.3–4.6] | 918 (4.8) [4.5–5.1–] | |
| General wards | 1970 (4.5) [4.3–4.7] | 1771 (9.2) [8.8–9.6] | |
| PICU | 350 (0.8) [0.7–0.9] | 340 (1.8) [1.6–2.0] | |
| Death* | 8 (0.018) [0.006–0.031] | 3 (0.016) [-0.002–0.033] | |
IQR: interquartile range; CI: confidence interval; PED: pediatric emergency department; PICU: pediatric intensive care unit.
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