Economic Recession and Attendances in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Table 2

Causes of ED visits.

	2008	2013	2017	P	P-for-trend
Fever	461 (26.5)	511 (28.0)	617 (29.4)	< 0.001	< 0.001
Respiratory symptoms	244 (14.0)	300 (16.5)	398 (18.9)	< 0.001	< 0.001
Gastrointestinal symptoms	107 (6.2)	113 (6.2)	124 (5.9)	0.914	0.732
Cardiovascular symptoms	17 (1.0)	15 (0.8)	21 (1.0)	0.828	0.919
Urogenital symptoms	20 (1.2)	21 (1.2)	24 (1.1)	0.999	0.976
Musculoskeletal symptoms	13 (0.7)	14 (0.8)	12 (0.6)	0.814	0.902
Skin disorders	21 (1.2)	23 (1.3)	24 (1.1)	0.798	0.991
Intoxications, trauma	20 (1.2)	24 (1.3)	29 (1.4)	0.807	0.524
Scheduled visits	126 (7.2)	155 (8.5)	233 (11.1)	< 0.001	< 0.001

Data are number of cases with percentages in parentheses. Statistical significance was calculated by chi-square test.
refers to children visiting the ED to perform scheduled paraclinical investigations or to obtain various health certificates.
ED: emergency department.