Table 2.
Variation in pediatric clinical presentations at emergency departments in 2019 and 2020, in Veneto region, Italy
| Clinical presentation | 2019 | 2020 | Variation 2019–2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | % | |
| Abdominal pain | 25,764 | 9.2% | 10,414 | 7.1% | − 59.6% |
| Acute neurological syndrome | 647 | 0.2% | 494 | 0.3% | −23.6% |
| Allergic reactions | 1953 | 0.7% | 865 | 0.6% | −55.7% |
| Burn or trauma | 77,799 | 27.9% | 46,826 | 32.1% | −39.8% |
| Chest pain | 1714 | 0.6% | 898 | 0.6% | −47.6% |
| Coma | 512 | 0.2% | 367 | 0.3% | −28.3% |
| Dermatological symptoms | 9501 | 3.4% | 3975 | 2.7% | −58.2% |
| Dyspnea | 12,559 | 4.5% | 6495 | 4.5% | −48.3% |
| ENT disorders a | 12,073 | 4.3% | 5405 | 3.7% | −55.2% |
| Fever | 39,382 | 14.1% | 20,609 | 14.1% | −47.7% |
| Foreign object inhalation | 674 | 0.2% | 288 | 0.2% | −57.3% |
| Forensic/legal medicine | 215 | 0.1% | 77 | 0.1% | −64.2% |
| Gynecological disorders | 247 | 0.1% | 154 | 0.1% | − 37.7% |
| Hypertension | 7 | 0.0% | 11 | 0.0% | 57.1% |
| Irritability | 1655 | 0.6% | 480 | 0.3% | −71.0% |
| Muscle pain | 1429 | 0.5% | 419 | 0.3% | −70.7% |
| Nephrological-urological disorders | 2718 | 1.0% | 1691 | 1.2% | −37.8% |
| Nontraumatic hemorrhage | 774 | 0.3% | 488 | 0.3% | −37.0% |
| Odontostomatological diseases | 1061 | 0.4% | 547 | 0.4% | −48.4% |
| Ophthalmological symptoms | 4924 | 1.8% | 2456 | 1.7% | −50.1% |
| Other nervous system symptoms | 7855 | 2.8% | 3060 | 2.1% | −61.0% |
| Other symptoms | 73,461 | 26.3% | 38,679 | 26.5% | −47.3% |
| Poisoning | 616 | 0.2% | 477 | 0.3% | −22.6% |
| Seizures | 509 | 0.2% | 200 | 0.1% | −60.7% |
| Shock | 220 | 0.1% | 118 | 0.1% | −46.4% |
| Social problems | 108 | 0.0% | 83 | 0.1% | −23.1% |
| Tachycardia and palpitations | 753 | 0.3% | 388 | 0.3% | −48.5% |
| Overall b | 279,130 | 100.0% | 145,964 | 100.0% | −47.7% |
aENT: Ear, nose and throat
bRecords with missing clinical presentations have been excluded from the analyses (N = 781)