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Emergency medical services utilisation among febrile children attending emergency departments across Europe: an observational multicentre study.
Eur J Pediatr. 2023; 182(9):3939-3947
Doi: 10.1007/s00431-023-05056-3
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- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Kohlmaier Benno
- Zenz Werner
- Study Group Mitglieder der Med Uni Graz:
- Bauchinger Sebastian
- Baumgart Hinrich
- Benesch Martin
- Binder Alexander
- Eber Ernst
- Gallistl Siegfried
- Gores Gunther
- Haidl Harald
- Hauer Almuthe
- Keldorfer Markus
- Kohlfürst Daniela
- Krenn Larissa
- Leitner Manuel
- Löffler Sabine
- Niedrist Tobias Josef
- Nordberg Gudrun
- Pfleger Andreas
- Pfurtscheller Klaus
- Pilch Heidemarie
- Pölz Lena
- Rajic Glorija
- Roedl Siegfried
- Sagmeister Manfred Gerald
- Schweintzger Nina
- Skrabl-Baumgartner Andrea
- Sperl Matthias
- Stampfer Laura
- Strenger Volker
- Till Holger
- Trobisch Andreas
- Zurl Christoph Johann
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- Abstract:
- Children constitute 6-10% of all patients attending the emergency department (ED) by emergency medical services (EMS). However, discordant EMS use in children occurs in 37-61% with fever as an important risk factor. We aimed to describe EMS utilisation among febrile children attending European EDs. This study is part of an observational multicentre study assessing management and outcome in febrile children up to 18 years (MOFICHE) attending twelve EDs in eight European countries. Discordant EMS use was defined as the absence of markers of urgency including intermediate/high triage urgency, advanced diagnostics, treatment, and admission in children transferred by EMS. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed for the association between (1) EMS use and markers of urgency, and (2) patient characteristics and discordant EMS use after adjusting all analyses for the covariates age, gender, visiting hours, presenting symptoms, and ED setting. A total of 5464 (15%, range 0.1-42%) children attended the ED by EMS. Markers of urgency were more frequently present in the EMS group compared with the non-EMS group. Discordant EMS use occurred in 1601 children (29%, range 1-59%). Age and gender were not associated with discordant EMS use, whereas neurological symptoms were associated with less discordant EMS use (aOR 0.2, 95%CI 0.1-0.2), and attendance out of office hours was associated with more discordant EMS use (aOR 1.6, 95%CI 1.4-1.9). Settings with higher percentage of self-referrals to the ED had more discordant EMS use (p < 0.05). Conclusion: There is large practice variation in EMS use in febrile children attending European EDs. Markers of urgency were more frequently present in children in the EMS group. However, discordant EMS use occurred in 29%. Further research is needed on non-medical factors influencing discordant EMS use in febrile children across Europe, so that pre-emptive strategies can be implemented. What is Known: •Children constitute around 6-10% of all patients attending the emergency department by emergency medical services. •Discordant EMS use occurs in 37-61% of all children, with fever as most common presenting symptom for discordant EMS use in children. What is New: •There is large practice variation in EMS use among febrile children across Europe with discordance EMS use occurring in 29% (range 1-59%), which was associated with attendance during out of office hours and with settings with higher percentage of self-referrals to the ED. •Future research is needed focusing on non-medical factors (socioeconomic status, parental preferences and past experience, healthcare systems, referral pathways, out of hours services provision) that influence discordant EMS use in febrile children across Europe.
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- Child - administration & dosage
- Humans - administration & dosage
- Emergency Medical Services - administration & dosage
- Emergency Service, Hospital - administration & dosage
- Europe - administration & dosage
- Fever - diagnosis, epidemiology, therapy
- Prospective Studies - administration & dosage
- Triage - administration & dosage
- Adolescent - administration & dosage
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- Emergency medical services
- Emergency care
- Children
- Fever
- Paediatrics