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Table 4 Main diagnosis for admission to ward

From: Utility of a pediatric observation unit for the management of children admitted to the emergency department

Main diagnosis for admission to ward

2014–2015

n (%)

2016–2017

n (%)

P value

Fever

207 (7,2%)

176 (6,5%)

0.32

Epilepsy

178 (6,2%)

166 (6,1%)

0.90

Minor head injury without loss of consciousness

138 (4,8%)

61 (2,3%)

<  0.001

Abdominal pain

136 (4,7%)

66 (2,4%)

<  0.001

Pneumonia

127 (4,4%)

129 (4,8%)

0.57

Vomiting

117 (4,1%)

45 (1,7%)

<  0.001

Convulsions

106 (3,7%)

79 (2,9%)

0.11

Acute bronchiolitis

104 (3,6%)

143 (5,3%)

0.004

Acute appendicitis

90 (3,1%)

147 (5,4%)

<  0.001

Febrile convulsions

81 (2,8%)

40 (1,5%)

<  0.001