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Table 2 ER visit characteristics of paediatric patients during 2018

From: Characteristics of visits and predictors of admission from a paediatric emergency room in Saudi Arabia

Characteristic

N (%)

46,374 (100)

Admission

 

 Yes

1134 (02.5)

 No

45,240 (97.5)

Complaints

 

 Cardiology

75 (00.2)

 Dental

231 (00.5)

 Dermatology

1751 (03.8)

 Endocrine

202 (00.4)

 ENT

2975 (06.4)

 Fever

12,492 (27.0)

 Genitourinary

377 (00.8)

 GI

7078 (15.3)

 Haematology

327 (00.7)

 Ophthalmology

1028 (02.2)

 Musculoskeletal

499 (00.9)

 Neurology

462 (01.0)

 Respiratory

11,554 (24.9)

 Surgery

377 (00.8)

 Toxicology

387 (00.8)

 Trauma

5212 (11.2)

 Others

1447 (03.1)

Triage

 

 I

7 (0.02)

 II

10 (0.02)

 III

1242 (02.6)

 IV

32,931 (71.0)

 V

12,184 (26.2)

Shift

 

 Morning

13,649 (29.4)

 Evening

21,568 (46.5)

 Night

11,157 (24.1)

Season

 

 Winter (December, January, February)

14,800 (31.9)

 Spring (March, April, May)

11,563 (25.0)

 Autumn (September, October, November)

11,970 (25.8)

 Summer (June, July, August)

8041 (17.3)