Table 3.
Comparison of the epinephrine injection time from hospital arrival (<30 min vs. ≥30 min) and symptom onset (<60 min vs. ≥60 min), divided by age group (n = 76).
| Epinephrine Injection Time from Hospital Arrival | Epinephrine Injection Time from Symptom Onset | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 76), (Median, min) † |
<30 min, (n = 40) | ≥30 min, (n = 36) | p-Value | Total (n = 76) (Median, min) † |
<60 min (n = 24) | ≥60 min (n = 52) | p-Value | |||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |||||
| Age group | ||||||||||||
| <2 yr (n = 24, 31.6%) | 39.5 (19.25–69.5) | 9 | 37.5 | 15 | 62.5 | 0.730 | 120.5 (69.5–148.75) | 3 | 12.5 | 21 | 87.5 | 0.015 * |
| ≥2, <6 yr (n = 26, 34.2%) | 25.5 (13.0–49.0) | 16 | 61.5 | 10 | 38.5 | 0.262 | 69.5 (42.0–133.0) | 11 | 42.3 | 15 | 57.7 | 0.147 |
| ≥6 yr (n = 26, 34.2%) | 23.0 (8.75–51.5) | 15 | 57.7 | 11 | 42.3 | 0.524 | 77.0 (42.75–152.25) | 10 | 38.5 | 16 | 61.5 | 0.352 |
| Total (n = 76) | 28.0 (12.50–57.50) | 40 | 100 | 36 | 100 | 89.5 (49.25–143.75) | 24 | 100 | 52 | 100 | ||
* indicates a p-value of < 0.05, and † indicates the interquartile range.