Table 1 Characteristics of ED discharges at KASCH-RD between September 13, 2015 and July 29, 2017
From: Emergency department 72-hour revisits among children with chronic diseases: a Saudi Arabian study
Characteristics | Levels | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | < 3 years | 2735 | 32.1 |
3 ≤ Age < 6 years | 2192 | 25.8 | |
6 ≤ Age < 14 years | 3151 | 37.0 | |
≥14 years | 432 | 5.1 | |
Gender | Female | 3394 | 39.9 |
Male | 5116 | 60.1 | |
Institutional health insurance coverage | Yes | 8223 | 96.6 |
No | 287 | 3.4 | |
Year of ED visit | 2015 | 2538 | 23.0 |
2016 | 5663 | 51.2 | |
2017 | 2856 | 25.8 | |
New patient ED visit | Yes | 533 | 17.4 |
No | 2526 | 82.6 | |
Causes of initial ED visit | Circulatory | 362 | 3.3 |
Congenital malformations | 371 | 3.4 | |
Digestive | 2046 | 18.5 | |
Ear | 478 | 4.3 | |
External causes | 851 | 7.7 | |
Genitourinary | 1954 | 17.7 | |
Respiratory | 2606 | 23.6 | |
Other | 2389 | 21.6 | |
Initial ED discharges (N = 11,057) | |||
Had first revisit within 72 h | No | 9846 | 89.0 |
Yes | 1211 | 11.0 | |
Had a second revisit within 72 h | No | 1128 | 93.1 |
Yes | 83 | 6.9 |