Triage category† | | | | | |
2 (< 15 min) | 88 (32.7) | 4 (10.0) | 26 (31.0) | 0.003 | 0.01 |
3 (15–30 min) | 108 (40.1) | 17 (42.5) | 38 (45.2) | 0.8 | 0.8 |
4 (30–60 min) | 71 (26.4) | 18 (45.0) | 19 (22.6) | 0.02 | 0.01 |
5 (60–120 min) | 2 (0.7) | 1 (2.5) | 1 (1.2) | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Length of stay, h‡ | | | | | |
< 4 | 63 (23.4) | 12 (30.0) | 27 (32.1) | 0.4 | 0.8 |
4–8 | 147 (54.6) | 19 (47.5) | 37 (44.0) | 0.4 | 0.7 |
≥ 8 | 59 (21.9) | 9 (22.5) | 20 (23.8) | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Time of presentation‡ | | | | | |
Day (0800–1700) | 178 (66.2) | 30 (75.0) | 53 (63.1) | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Evening (1700–0000) | 76 (28.3) | 9 (22.5) | 26 (31.0) | 0.5 | 0.3 |
Night (0000–0800) | 15 (5.6) | 1 (2.5) | 5 (6.0) | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Weekend | 30 (11.2) | 10 (25.0) | 14 (16.7) | 0.02 | 0.3 |
Triage complaint§ | | | | | |
Fever | 138 (51.3) | 18 (45.0) | 38 (45.2) | 0.5 | 0.9 |
Urinary symptoms | 17 (6.3) | 5 (12.5) | 9 (10.7) | 0.2 | 0.8 |
Viral syndrome | 25 (9.3) | 2 (5.0) | 10 (11.9) | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Vomiting | 20 (7.4) | 4 (10.0) | 10 (11.9) | 0.6 | 0.7 |
Vomiting and diarrhea | 22 (8.2) | 2 (5.0) | 4 (4.8) | 0.5 | 0.9 |
Feeding difficulty/dehydration | 9 (3.3) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.4) | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Irritability | 8 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (3.6) | 0.3 | 0.2 |
Referral for test | 2 (0.7) | 1 (2.5) | 1 (1.2) | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Other | 28 (10.4) | 8 (20.0) | 7 (8.3) | 0.08 | 0.06 |
Discharge diagnosis category¶ | | | | | |
Fever without source | 39 (14.5) | 6 (15.0) | 16 (19.0) | 0.9 | 0.6 |
Rule out sepsis | 37 (13.8) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (10.7) | 0.01 | 0.03 |
Viral syndrome | 55 (20.4) | 10 (25.0) | 21 (25.0) | 0.5 | 1 |
Genitourinary system | 46 (17.1) | 13 (32.5) | 6 (7.1) | 0.02 | < 0.001 |
Respiratory system | 14 (5.2) | 2 (5.0) | 3 (3.6) | 0.9 | 0.7 |
Gastrointestinal system | 54 (20.1) | 6 (15.0) | 21 (25.0) | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Other | 24 (8.9) | 3 (7.5) | 8 (9.6) | 0.8 | 0.7 |
Admitted | 80 (29.7) | 6 (15.0) | 18 (21.4) | 0.05 | 0.4 |
Admitted with positive urine culture | 21 (7.8) | 5 (12.5) | 1 (1.2) | 0.3 | 0.006 |