TABLE A5.
Pooled monthly visit counts and incident rate ratios, pediatric mental health visits resulting length of stay >24 h
| VISITS RESULTING IN LOS >24 H | 2020 | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Count | IRR (95% CI) | Count | IRR (95% CI) | |
| January | 107 | (reference) | 115 | 1.08 (0.83–1.41) |
| February | 106 | 1.00 (0.76–1.30) | 142 | 1.34 (1.04–1.72) |
| March | 93 | 0.87 (0.66–1.16) | 235 | 2.21 (1.76–2.78) |
| April | 24 | 0.23 (0.14–0.35) | 244 | 2.29 (1.83–2.88) |
| May | 75 | 0.71 (0.53–0.95) | 262 | 2.46 (1.97–3.09) |
| June | 68 | 0.64 (0.47–0.87) | 133 | 1.25 (0.97–1.61) |
| July | 70 | 0.66 (0.49–0.89) | 110 | 1.03 (0.79–1.35) |
| August | 69 | 0.65 (0.48–0.88) | 129 | 1.21 (0.94–1.57) |
| September | 95 | 0.89 (0.68–1.18) | 216 | 2.03 (1.61–2.56) |
| October | 105 | 0.99 (0.75–1.29) | 199 | 1.87 (1.48–2.37) |
| November | 112 | 1.05 (0.81–1.37) | 207 | 1.95 (1.54–2.46) |
| December | 66 | 0.62 (0.46–0.84) | 133 | 1.25 (0.97–1.61) |
Note: Table reports pooled visit counts across 107 emergency departments in the Clinical Emergency Data Registry in 2020 and 2021, for pediatric mental health visits resulting in length of stay >24 h. IRRs are reported against January 2020 reference. CIs are adjusted for clustering within EDs.
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; EDs, emergency departments, IRRs, incident rate ratios; LOS, length of stay.