Observational studyEmergency medicine journal : EMJ2022
Non-urgent emergency department attendances in children: a retrospective observational analysis.
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- Digital healthcare interventions to support parents with acutely ill children at home: A systematic review.PLOS digital health · 2025Article
- Factors influencing paramedic conveyance decisions when attending children with minor head injury: a qualitative study.Emergency medicine journal : EMJ · 2025Article
- Avoidable visits to the paediatric emergency department: associated factors and lessons learned from the pandemic.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- Neighbourhood socioeconomic conditions and emergency admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in children: a longitudinal ecological analysis in England, 2012-2017.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
- Characteristics of pediatric e-referrals through SMARC system: a two-year national analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Supporting infants and parents in the perinatal period (SIPP): Co-creating an improved journey.PloS one · 2025Article
- Fever education for caregivers in the emergency room (The FEVER study)-an interventional trial.Pediatric research · 2024Article
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- Determinants of caregiver's knowledge and practices regarding childhood fever management in a developing setting: a multi-centre cross-sectional assessment.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Creating a Real-World Linked Research Platform for Analyzing the Urgent and Emergency Care System.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionA significant proportion of ED attendances in children may be non-urgent attendances (NUAs), which could be better managed elsewhere. This study aimed to quantify NUAs and urgent attendances (UAs) in children to ED and determine which children present in this way and when.
methodsDataset extracted from the CUREd research database containing linked data on the provision of care in Yorkshire and Humber. Analysis focused on children's ED attendances (April 2014-March 2017). Summary statistics and odds ratios (OR) comparing NUAs and UAs were examined by: age, mode and time of arrival and deprivation alongside comparing summary statistics for waiting, treatment and total department times.
resultsNUAs were more likely in younger children: OR for NUA in children aged 1-4 years, 0.82 (95% CI: 0.80 to 0.83), age 15 years, 0.39 (95% CI: 0.38 to 0.40), when compared with those under 1 year. NUAs were more likely to arrive out of hours (OOHs) compared with in hours: OR 1.19 (95% CI 1.18 to 1.20), and OOHs arrivals were less common in older children compared with those under 1 year: age 1-4 years, 0.87 (95% CI: 0.84 to 0.89) age 15 years, 0.66 (95% CI: 0.63 to 0.69). NUAs also spent less total time in the ED, with a median (IQR) of 98 min (60-147) compared with 127 min (80-185) for UAs.
conclusionA substantial proportion of ED attendances in children are NUAs. Our data suggest there are particular groups of children for whom targeted interventions would be most beneficial. Children under 5 years would be such a group, particularly in providing accessible, timely care outside of usual community care opening hours.
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