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Table 6 Discharge diagnosis in 5–15 year old children

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

 

Cambridge

Trieste

p

Wheezing

110 (1%)

130 (1.3%)

ns

Pneumonia

43 (0.4%)

81 (0.8%)

<0.007

Gastroenteritis

390 (3.8%)

415 (4.1%)

ns

Transient synovitis

19 (0.1%)

15 (0.1%)

ns

Diabetes onset

21 (0.2%)

18 (0.1%)

ns

Diabetic ketoacidosis

11 (0.1%)

8 (0.08%)

ns

Self harm

32 (0.3%)

2 (0.02%)

<0.,001

Total attendance in 5–15 years old

10231

9885

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