Table 2.
Monthly asthma‐related referrals to the Pediatric Emergency Department of Sant'Orsola University Hospital corresponding to the years 2015–2019 versus 2020
| 2015–2019 (average ± SD; %) | 2020 (n; %) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tot | Discharge | SSOU | Admission | Tot | Discharge | SSOU | Admission | ||
| Jan | 63.6 ± 9.2 | 49.4 ± 6.8; 77.7% | 11.2 ± 5.4; 17.6% | 3.0 ± 2.7; 4.7% | 97 | 71; 73.2% | 15; 15.5% | 11; 11.3% | |
| Feb | 64.6 ± 10.9 | 54.0 ± 11.6; 83.6% | 8.2 ± 3.6; 12.7% | 2.4 ± 0.5; 3.7% | 69 | 57; 82.6% | 8; 11.6% | 4; 5.8% | |
| Mar | 59.8 ± 9.0 | 44.0 ± 7.1; 73.6% | 12.0 ± 3.3; 20% | 3.8 ± 2.3; 6.4 | 12 | 10; 83.4% | 1; 8.3% | 1; 8.3% | |
| Apr | 47.8 ± 7.0 | 40.0 ± 7.0; 83.7% | 5.4 ± 1.7; 11.3% | 2.4 ± 1.5; 5% | 4 | 4; 100% | 0; 0% | 0; 0% | |
| May | 48.2 ± 5.7 | 40.0 ± 6.8; 83% | 6.4 ± 2.7; 13.3% | 1.8 ± 1.3; 3.7% | 5 | 5; 100% | 0; 0% | 0; 0% | |
| Jun | 30.2 ± 7.1 | 25.8 ± 7.2; 85.4% | 3.6 ± 1.5; 12% | 0.8 ± 0.8; 2.6% | 7 | 7; 100% | 0; 0% | 0; 0% | |
| Jul | 19.8 ± 7.9 | 16.2 ± 7.9; 81.8% | 3.0 ± 1.0; 15.2% | 0.6 ± 0.9; 3% | 8 | 6; 75% | 1; 12.5% | 1; 12.5% | |
| Aug | 12.8 ± 2.5 | 11.6 ± 1.8; 90.6% | 1.0 ± 1.2; 7.8% | 0.2 ± 0.4; 1.6% | 26 | 19; 73.1% | 7; 26.9% | 0; 0% | |
| Sep | 56.6 ± 8.9 | 44.0 ± 11.4; 77.8% | 11.0 ± 2.9; 19.4% | 1.6 ± 1.1; 2.8% | 32 | 27; 84.4% | 4; 12.5% | 1; 3.1% | |
| Oct | 60.2 ± 16.0 | 49.8 ± 16.3; 82.7% | 8.6 ± 1.7; 14.3% | 1.8 ± 0.8; 3% | 48 | 40; 83.3% | 7; 14.6% | 1; 2.1% | |
| Nov | 50.4 ± 8.3 | 40.2 ± 8.8; 79.7% | 7.2 ± 4.5; 14.3% | 3.0 ± 1.6; 6% | 33 | 24; 72.7% | 6; 18.2% | 3; 9.1% | |
| Dec | 70.2 ± 14.9 | 58.8 ± 10.8; 83.8% | 8.8 ± 4.3; 12.5% | 2.6 ± 2.6; 3.7% | 8 | 7; 87.5% | 0; 0% | 1; 12.5% | |
Note: The type of treatment is also reported, that is, admission to hospital, short‐stay observation unit (SSOU), and discharge.