Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants
Patients’ characteristics | Total (n = 1599) | Control (n = 801) | Optimum® (n = 798) |
|---|---|---|---|
Male sex, n (%) | 841/1599 (52.6) | 423/801 (52.8) | 418/798 (52.4) |
Age in months, median [IQR] | 34 [12–100] | 38 [13–109] | 31 [11–93] |
Reason for admission: | |||
Fever, n (%) Respiratory disorder, n (%) Digestive tract disorder, n (%) Trauma, n (%) Other reasons, n (%) | 227 (14.2) 260 (16.3) 240 (15.0) 208 (13.0) 664 (41.5) | 116 (14.5) 117 (14.6) 131 (16.4) 97 (12.1) 340 (42.4) | 111 (13.9) 143 (17.9) 109 (13.7) 111 (13.9) 324 (40.6) |
Priority triage | |||
High priority at triage, n (%) | 209 (13.1) | 96 (12.0) | 113 (14.2) |
Moderate priority at triage, n (%) | 916 (57.3) | 475 (59.3) | 441 (55.3) |
Low priority at triage, n (%) | 474 (29.6) | 230 (28.7) | 244 (30.6) |
Immediate resuscitation, n (%) | 14 (0.9%) | 8 (1.0) | 6 (0.7) |
Evaluation by a senior physician | |||
No, n (%) | 538 (33.6) | 270 (33.7) | 268 (33.6) |
One, n (%) | 816 (51.0) | 418 (52.2) | 398 (49.9) |
Two, n (%) | 245 (15.3) | 113 (14.1) | 132 (16.5) |
Evaluation by a specialist physician from outside the PED | |||
No, n (%) | 1234 (77.2) | 624 (77.9) | 610 (76.4) |
One, n (%) | 313 (19.6) | 153 (19.1) | 160 (20.1) |
Two, n (%) | 46 (2.9) | 19 (2.4) | 27 (3.4) |
Three, n (%) | 6 (0.4) | 5 (0.6) | 1 (0.1) |
Blood test | |||
No, n (%) | 1338 (83.7) | 660 (82.4) | 678 (85.0) |
One, n (%) | 249 (15.6) | 136 (17.0) | 113 (14.2) |
Two, n (%) | 12 (0.8) | 5 (0.6) | 7 (0.9) |
Imaging examination | |||
No, n (%) | 1160 (72.5) | 581 (72.5) | 579 (72.6) |
One, n (%) | 402 (25.1) | 205 (25.6) | 197 (24.7) |
Two, n (%) | 33 (2.1) | 12 (1.5) | 21 (2.6) |
Three, n (%) | 4 (0.3) | 3 (0.4) | 1 (0.1) |
Treatment | |||
No, n (%) | 1389 (86.9) | 699 (87.3) | 690 (86.5) |
One line, n (%) | 201 (12.6) | 97 (12.1) | 104 (13.0) |
Second line, n (%) | 9 (0.6) | 5 (0.6) | 4 (0.5) |
Patient outcome | |||
Discharged to home, n (%) | 1238 (77.4) | 626 (78.2) | 612 (76.7) |
Discharged to a short-stay unit, n (%) | 175 (10.9) | 85 (10.6) | 90 (11.3) |
Discharged to a hospital ward, n (%) | 158 (9.9) | 80 (10.0) | 78 (9.8) |
Left without being seen, n (%) | 20 (1.3) | 6 (0.7) | 14 (1.8) |
Discharged to the pediatric intensive care unit, n (%) | 8 (0.5) | 4 (0.5) | 4 (0.5) |