2020
DOI: 10.1136/bmjpo-2020-000687
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Management of children visiting the emergency department during out-of-office hours: an observational study

Abstract: BackgroundThe aim was to study the characteristics and management of children visiting the emergency department (ED) during out-of-office hours.MethodsWe analysed electronic health record data from 119 204 children visiting one of five EDs in four European countries. Patient characteristics and management (diagnostic tests, treatment, hospital admission and paediatric intensive care unit admission) were compared between children visiting during office hours and evening shifts, night shifts and weekend day shif… Show more

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“…To create subgroups of comparable presenting symptoms, we used MTS presentational flow charts. These were grouped into nine categories as defined in our previous publications: cardiac, dermatologic, ear/nose/throat, gastrointestinal, neurologic/psychiatric/intoxications, respiratory, trauma/muscular, unwell and urinary/gynaecological 15 20. Heterogeneous presentations with low frequency were grouped together as ‘other’ (online supplemental appendix 2).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To create subgroups of comparable presenting symptoms, we used MTS presentational flow charts. These were grouped into nine categories as defined in our previous publications: cardiac, dermatologic, ear/nose/throat, gastrointestinal, neurologic/psychiatric/intoxications, respiratory, trauma/muscular, unwell and urinary/gynaecological 15 20. Heterogeneous presentations with low frequency were grouped together as ‘other’ (online supplemental appendix 2).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%