Table 1 Characteristics of pediatric emergency department patients, N (%)

Total visit

2,956

1,003

1,470

1,378

3,164

1,603

Weekly visit,

mean ± SD †

246.3 ± 45.2 ^a

83.6 ± 12.5 ^c

122.5 ± 18.9 ^b

114.8 ± 17.9 ^b

263.7 ± 61.2 ^a

133.6 ± 22.4 ^b

< 0.001^*

Age^*

0-12months

293 (9.9%) ^a

130 (13.0%) ^b

162 (11.0%) ^ab

199 (14.4%) ^b

354 (11.2%) ^ab

231 (14.4%) ^b

< 0.001

1-3years

852 (28.8%) ^a

279 (27.8%) ^a

430 (29.3%) ^a

326 (23.7%) ^b

913 (28.9%) ^a

450 (28.1%) ^a

3-7years

942 (31.9%) ^b

298 (29.7%) ^a

392 (26.7%) ^b

376 (27.3%) ^b

1126 (35.6%) ^a

476 (29.7%) ^a

7-14years

869 (29.4%) ^a

296 (29.5%) ^a

486 (33.1%) ^a

477 (34.6%) ^a

771 (24.4%) ^b

446 (27.8%) ^ab

Female

1,323 (44.8%) ^a

408 (40.7%) ^b

627 (42.7%) ^ab

553 (40.1%) ^b

1319 (41.7%) ^b

685 (42.7%) ^ab

0.041

KTAS level^*

Level 1

3 (0.1%)

4 (0.4%)

1 (0.1%)

1 (0.1%)

2 (0.1%)

2 (0.1%)

< 0.001

Level 2

73 (2.5%) ^a

31 (3.1%) ^ab

62 (4.2%)

68 (4.9%) ^b

132 (4.2%) ^b

81 (5.1%) ^b

Level 3

1,445 (48.9%) ^a

354 (35.3%) ^b

746 (50.7%)

728 (52.8%) ^a

1,992 (63.0%) ^c

1,077 (67.2%) ^c

Level 4

1,323 (44.8%) ^a

579 (57.7%) ^b

627 (42.7%)

556 (40.3%)

963 (30.4%) ^c

397 (24.8%) ^c

Level 5

112 (3.8%)

35 (3.5%)

34 (2.3%)

25 (1.8%)

75 (2.4%)

46 (2.9%)

PED Length of stay, median (IQR) §

124.0 (71.0-255.0) ^a

103.0 (54.0-239.5) ^b

125.0 (60.0-300.0)

130.0 (63.0-299.0) ^a

133.5 (61.0-231.0) ^a

106.0 (45.0-186.5) ^b

< 0.001

Arrival mode^*

Self-referred

2,600 (88.0%) ^a

835 (83.3%) ^b

1,201 (81.7%)

1,153 (83.7%) ^b

2,687 (84.9%) ^b

1,308 (81.6%) ^b

< 0.001

Referred from clinic

278 (9.4%) ^a

114 (11.4%) ^ab

174 (11.8%)

166 (12.0%) ^b

371 (11.7%) ^b

271 (16.9%) ^c

Outpatient department

78 (2.6%) ^a

54 (5.4%) ^b

95 (6.5%)

59 (4.3%) ^ab

106 (3.4%) ^a

24 (1.5%) ^a

Disposition^*

Discharge

2,624 (88.8%) ^a

856 (85.3%) ^ab

1,221 (83.1%)

1,140 (82.7%) ^b

2,758 (87.2%) ^a

1,381 (86.2%) ^ab

< 0.001

Hospitalization

Ward

327 (11.1%) ^a

138 (13.8%) ^ab

244 (16.6%)

232 (16.8%) ^b

399 (12.6%) ^a

219 (13.7%) ^ab

PICU

5 (0.2%)

8 (0.8%)

5 (0.3%)

6 (0.4%)

7 (0.2%)

3 (0.2%)

Mortality

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.1%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)