Table 4 Top 5 diagnoses among emergent (P1) patients in pediatric and general emergency departments
From: Common diagnoses among pediatric attendances at emergency departments
Diagnosis | N (%) | Median Age in Years (IQR) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Pediatric ED (N = 3821) | 1) Bronchiolitis | 452 (11.8) | 0 (0 to 1) |
2) Asthma | 417 (10.9) | 4 (2 to 6) | |
3) Bronchitis | 320 (8.4) | 3 (2 to 4) | |
4) Unspecified fever | 244 (6.4) | 2.5 (0 to 6.75) | |
5) Pneumonia | 233 (6.1) | 2 (1 to 4) | |
General ED (N = 233) | 1) Febrile seizure | 41 (17.6) | 2 (1 to 3) |
2) Non-febrile seizure | 27 (11.6) | 2 (1 to 9) | |
3) Allergic conditions | 15 (6.4) | 13 (1 to 15) | |
4) Cardiac arrest | 15 (6.4) | 6 (3 to 10) | |
5) Burns | 12 (5.2) | 3.5 (1 to 7.5) |