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Emergency department presentations of febrile children to an Australian public hospital



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Abstract
Aim: We investigated the presentations of children with unspecified fever to an Australian emergency department (ED): (i) to determine the proportionof these presentations that could be classified as potentially avoidable and (ii) to identify factors associated with an increased risk of hospitaladmission.Methods: This study retrospectively identified and described children aged Results: A total of 459 patients aged Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first Australian study that has assessed the impact of unspecified childhood fever on an AustralianED. Further investigation of presentations classified as potentially avoidable is warranted to investigate whether these could be managed in theprimary care setting.
Item Type: | Article |
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Authors/Creators: | Bereznicki, BJ and Tucker, M and Beggs, SA and Zosky, GR and Bereznicki, LRE |
Keywords: | emergency department child fever; emergency medicine; fever |
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health |
Publisher: | Blackwell Publishing Asia |
ISSN: | 1034-4810 |
DOI / ID Number: | 10.1111/jpc.14071 |
Copyright Information: | Copyright 2018 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (The Royal Australasian College of Physicians) |
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