Table 2 Case numbers and expenses of children requiring emergency care (2000-2009)
From: A 10-year population-based nationwide descriptive analysis of pediatric emergency care
Age group | Case no./year* | Expense/year* | Cost/case |
|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | NTD$ (%) | NTD$/USD$ | |
All ER cases | |||
>17y (% of all age) | 229,189 (75.0) | 1.30x109 (89.3) | 5,524/183 |
0-17y (% of all age) | 76,460 (25.0) | 1.55x108 (10.7) | 2,032/67 |
0-5y (% of 0-17y) | 43,269 (56.6) | 8.81x107 (56.7) | 2,056/68 |
0-11 m (% of 0-17y) | 6,919 (9.0) | 2.23x107 (14.4) | 3,390/112 |
1-5y (% of 0-17y) | 36,350 (47.5) | 6.58x107 (42.3) | 1,819/60 |
6-11y (% of 0-17y) | 17,904 (23.4) | 3.30x107 (21.2) | 1,834/61 |
12-17y (% of 0-17y) | 15,288 (20.0) | 3.43x107 (22.1) | 2,243/74 |
ER cases non-hospitalized | |||
>17y (% of all age) | 210,705 (74.1) | 4.89x108 (83.3) | 2,297/76 |
0-17y (% of all age) | 73,666 (25.9) | 9.78x107 (16.7) | 1,332/44 |
0-5y (% of 0-17y) | 41,363 (56.1) | 5.14x107 (52.6) | 1,254/41 |
0-11 m (% of 0-17y) | 6,443 (8.8) | 7.39x106 (7.6) | 1,179/39 |
1-5y (% of 0-17y) | 34,920 (47.4) | 4.40x107 (45.0) | 1,269/42 |
6-11y (% of 0-17y) | 17,435 (23.7) | 2.40x107 (24.5) | 1,380/46 |
12-17y (% of 0-17y) | 14,868 (20.2) | 2.24x107 (22.9) | 1,511/50 |
ER cases hospitalized | |||
>17 y (% of all age) | 18,484 (86.9) | 8.13x108 (93.4) | 41,239/1363 |
0-17y (% of all age) | 2,795 (13.1) | 5.76x107 (6.6) | 19,434/642 |
0-5y (% of 0-17y) | 1,906 (68.2) | 3.67x107 (63.8) | 18,016/596 |
0-11 m (% of 0-17y) | 476 (17.0) | 1.49x107 (25.9) | 29,160/964 |
1-5y (% of 0-17y) | 1,430 (51.2) | 2.18x107 (37.8) | 14,292/472 |
6-11y (% of 0-17y) | 469 (16.8) | 8.98x106 (15.6) | 17,918/592 |
12-17y (% of 0-17y) | 420 (15.0) | 1.19x107 (20.6) | 27,296/902 |