Table 1 Descriptive analysis of demographic and clinical data: 1st semester 2020 compared to 1st semester 2019
n = 24,091 | 2019 | 2020 | p-value | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1° semester | ||||
N. visits to PED, n (%) | 15,692 (65.1) | 8399 (34.9) | - | -46.5% |
Males, n (%) | 8484 (54.1) | 4481 (53.4) | 0.30 | -47.2% |
Age < 2 years, n (%) | 4518 (28.8) | 2804 (33.4) | < 0.0001 | -37.9% |
Age 2–5 years, n (%) | 5983 (38.1) | 2747 (32.7) | < 0.0001 | -54.1% |
Age 6–11 years, n (%) | 4033 (25.7) | 2263 (26.9) | 0.04 | -44.9% |
Age > 11, n (%) | 1158 (7.4) | 585 (7.0) | 0.25 | -49.5% |
Triage code | ||||
Red, n (%) | 36 (0.2) | 20 (0.2) | 1.00 | -44.4% |
Yellow, n (%) | 1424 (9.1) | 727 (8.7) | 0.30 | -49.0% |
Green, n (%) | 11,646 (74.2) | 6059 (72.1) | 0.0004 | -48.0% |
White, n (%) | 2586 (16.5) | 1593 (19.0) | < 0.0001 | -38.4% |
Discharge home, n (%) | 13,873 (88.4) | 7239 (86.2) | < 0.0001 | -47.8% |
Hospital admission, n (%) | 1819 (11.6) | 1160 (13.8) | < 0.0001 | -36.2% |
Death, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - | - |
Reason for PED visit | ||||
Acute respiratory disease | 6448 (41.1) | 3058 (36.4) | < 0.0001 | -52.6% |
Gastrointestinal disease | 2598 (16.6) | 1336 (15.9) | 0.16 | -48.6% |
Trauma | 1629 (10.4) | 1177 (14.0) | < 0.0001 | -27.8% |
Skin disorders | 1526 (9.7) | 575 (6.8) | < 0.0001 | -62.3% |
Miscellaneous | 621 (4.0) | 463 (5.5) | < 0.0001 | -25.4% |
Neuropsychiatric disease | 650 (4.1) | 406 (4.8) | 0.01 | -37.5% |
Fever | 412 (2.6) | 224 (2.7) | 0.64 | -45.6% |
Ocular disease | 363 (2.3) | 221 (2.6) | 0.15 | -39.1% |
Endocrine and metabolic disorder | 317 (2.0) | 172 (2.1) | 0.60 | -45.7% |
Pain | 286 (1.8) | 191 (2.3) | 0.008 | -33.2% |
Cardiac disease | 295 (1.9) | 153 (1.8) | 0.59 | -48.1% |
Acute surgical disease | 218 (1.4) | 185 (2.2) | < 0.0001 | -15.1% |
Osteoarticular disease | 251 (1.6) | 145 (1.7) | 0.56 | -42.2% |
Intoxication | 78 (0.5) | 93 (1.1) | < 0.0001 | 19.2% |