Sex-specific differences in children attending the emergency department: prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the role of sex in the presentation and management of children attending the emergency department (ED).

Design

The TrIAGE project (TRiage Improvements Across General Emergency departments), a prospective observational study based on curated electronic health record data.

Setting

Five diverse European hospitals in four countries (Austria, The Netherlands, Portugal, UK).

Participants

All consecutive paediatric ED visits of children under the age of 16 during the study period (8-36 months between 2012 and 2015).

Main outcome measures

The association between sex (male of female) and diagnostic tests and disease management in general paediatric ED visits and in subgroups presenting with trauma or musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal and respi

SUBMITTER: Zachariasse JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7500294 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature