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Table 3 Ten most common primary complaints among redirected patients

From: Safety and efficiency of a redirection procedure toward an out of hours general practice before admission to an emergency department, an observational study

Primary complaint

Number of patients (%)

Hyperthermia

24 (10.9%)

Lumbar symptoms

23 (10.4%)

Dental or gingival symptoms

18 (8.1%)

Throat symptoms

15 (6.8%)

Dysuria

10 (4.5%)

Localized rash

10 (4.5%)

Cough

9 (4.1%)

Lower limb symptoms

8 (3.6%)

Abdominal pain

7 (3.2%)

Ear pain

7 (3.2%)