Gender† | Hospital % (n) | Paediatric liaison % (n) | P value |
Female | 44% (9984) | 46% (263) | |
Male | 56% (12 549) | 54% (309) | |
Total | 100% (22 533) | 100% (572) | 0.452 |
Age categories (years)† | Hospital % (n) | Paediatric liaison % (n) | P value |
0<1 | 30% (6692) | 31% (177) | |
1–4 | 28% (6243) | 31% (176) | |
5–9 | 18% (3978) | 16% (94) | |
10–14 | 16% (3715) | 17% (97) | |
15–19 | 8% (1905) | 5% (28) | |
Total | 100% (22 533) | 100% (572) | 0.025* |
Diseases | Hospital % (n) | Paediatric liaison % (n) | P value |
Cancer | 14% (3011) | 17% (98) | |
Digestive disease | 4% (848) | 4% (24) | |
Cardiovascular disease | 28% (6310) | 10% (60) | |
Haematological/immunological disease | 6% (1391) | 5% (29) | |
Neurological disease | 18% (4125) | 21% (121) | |
Respiratory disease | 3% (752) | 5% (26) | |
Urinary disease | 7% (1553) | 2% (11) | |
Congenital/genetic disease | 8% (1810) | 5% (28) | |
Metabolic disease | 4% (972) | 5% (27) | |
Unknown | 8% (1761) | 26% (148) | |
Total | 100% (22 533) | 100% (572) | <0.001* |
Deaths | Hospital (n) | Hospital and paediatric liaison (n) | |
0–19 years | 390 | 13 | |
0–11 months | 276 | Unknown | |
100% (22 533) | 100% (384) | ||
Hospital admissions | Hospital % (n) | Hospital and paediatric liaison % (n) | P value |
Frequency of hospital admissions (median, range, mean) | Once, 1–82 times, twice | 3 times, 1–131 times, 6 times | <0.001† |
Length of stay (median, range, mean) | 5 days, 1–306 days, 12 days | 20 days, 1–278 days, 33 days | <0.001† |
100% (22 533) | 100% (384) |
*p<0.05.
†χ2 test.