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Table 7 Reason for admission in the under 1 year old group

From: Comparison of two European paediatric emergency departments: does primary care organisation influence emergency attendance?

 

Cambridge (%)

Trieste (%)

p

Bronchiolitis

138 (43.3%)

30 (16.8%)

<0.001

Wheezing

5 (11.6%)

4 (8.8%)

ns

Pneumonia

8 (80%)

1 (33.3%)

<0.0001

Gastroenteritis

126 (38.2%)

15 (13%)

<0.0001

Cranial trauma

9 (4.3%)

14 (10.5%)

0.02

Febrile siezure

2 (13.3%)

5 (83.3%)

<0.0001

Jaundice

103 (51.5%)

0 (0%)

<0.0001

Total admissions under 1 year old

758

203

 
  1. In brackets: percentage of specific diagnosis out of total admissions. ns means not statistically significative