Table 1.
Collected patient data.
| Demographics | |
|---|---|
| Total number of patients (N) | 314 (100%) |
| Sex (n) | Male: 199 (63%), female: 115 (37%) |
| Age (in years) | Mean: 8.4 (SD ± 4, min. 0.8, max. 15.7) |
| Weight (in kg) | Mean: 32 (SD ± 15.1, min. 9.9, max. 90) |
| Main complaint at admission | |
| Burn/scald (n) | 26 (8.2%) |
| Isolated injury of the upper extremity (n) | 211 (67.1%) |
| Isolated injury of the lower extremity (n) | 46 (14.6%) |
| Traumatic injury, other localizations (n) | 27 (8.6%) |
| Non-trauma-related pain | 3 (1%) |
| Pain score | |
| Pain score documented (n) | 300 (95.5%) |
| Pain score not documented (n) | 14 (4.5%) |
| Pain score (corrected to Visual Analog Scale) | Median: 8 (IQR 6–10) |
| IN fentanyl dose | |
| Dosage in µg/kg | Mean: 1.45 (SD ± 0.1, min. 1, max. 2) |
| Dosage too high, >1.7 µg/kg (n) | 4 (1%) |
| Dosage too low, <1.3 µg/kg (n) | 13 (4%) |