Table 1 Sociodemographic, clinical characteristics, and distribution of patient’s signs, symptoms, laboratory, and outcomes upon presentation to the emergency department (n = 208)
Category | Variables | Description | N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic | Sex | Male | 105 (50.5) |
Female | 103 (49.5) | ||
Nationality | Saudi | 188 (90.4) | |
Non-Saudi | 20 (9.6) | ||
Age (months) | Median [IQR] | 18 [6–60] | |
ED Diagnosis | Otorhinolaryngology disease | 4 (2%) | |
Respiratory Disease | 119 (57.3) | ||
Surgical disease | 1 (0.5) | ||
Soft tissue and skin disease | 3 (1.5) | ||
Gastroenterology disease | 12 (5.7) | ||
Febrile neutropenia | 17 (8.2) | ||
Fever to rule out sepsis | 27 (13.5) | ||
Central nervous system disease | 2 (1) | ||
Rheumatologically disease | 1 (0.5) | ||
Infectious disease | 22 (10.4) | ||
Chronic disease | Yes | 127 (61.1) | |
No | 81 (38.9) | ||
Complications | Yes | 77 (37) | |
No | 131 (63 ) | ||
Clinical Characteristics | Symptoms* | Fever | 201 (36.4) |
RESPI | 140 (25.4) | ||
GI | 82 (14.8) | ||
GU | 10 (1.8) | ||
CNS | 21 (3.8) | ||
OTHERS** | 97 (17.6) | ||
Sign* | CNS | 1 (0.5) | |
CVS | 17 (8.2) | ||
GI | 44 (21.2) | ||
OTHERS*** | 88 (42.3%) | ||
RESPI | 58 (27.9) | ||
Temperature | Temperature ≥ 39° | 56 (26.9) | |
Temperature < 39° | 152 (73.1) | ||
Sepsis Criteria | Clinical Sepsis | 84 (40.4) | |
Non-clinical sepsis | 124 (59.6) | ||
Inflammatory markers and cultures | PCT | High (> 0.25) | 97 (46.6) |
Normal ( = < 0.25) | 111 (53.3) | ||
CRP | High (> 20) | 89 (42.7) | |
Normal ( < = 20) | 119 (57.2) | ||
PCR NPA | Positive | 48 (23) | |
Negative | 108 (51.9) | ||
Not Done | 52 (25) | ||
Blood Culture | Positive | 13 (6.3) | |
Negative | 195 (93.8) | ||
Management and outcome | Treatment in ED | Antibiotics | 142 (68.3) |
Antiemetics | 1 (0.5) | ||
Antipyretics | 30 (14.4) | ||
Fluids | 18 (8.7) | ||
Nebulization | 1 (0.5) | ||
Oxygen therapy | 8 (3.8) | ||
Steroid | 1 (0.5) | ||
None | 7 (3.4) | ||
ED Disposition | Discharge | 55 (26.4) | |
PICU | 23 (11.1) | ||
Ward | 130 (62.5) | ||
Intubation | Yes | 18 (8.7) | |
No | 190 (91.3) | ||
Outcome | Dead | 8 (3.8) | |
Full recovery | 181 (87) | ||
Recovery with sequalae | 19 (9.1) |