Skip to main content

Table 4 Characteristics of hospitalizations according to age groups (3744 hospitalizations in infants, 2380 hospitalizations in toddlers, 1019 hospitalizations in older children). Data are percentages (absolute numbers)

From: Temporal and regional trends of choking injuries in children in Italy, 2001–2013

 

Hospitalizations in infants

Hospitalizations in toddlers

Hospitalizations in older children

Hospitalizations overall

P-value

(N = 3744)

(N = 2380)

(N = 1019)

(N = 7143)

Gender: Female

7143

1% (1924)

39% (924)

38% (385)

45% (3233)

< 0.001

Nationality: Other

7137

2% (65)

4% (98)

4% (39)

3% (202)

< 0.001

Italian

 

5% (3564)

89% (2127)

93% (950)

93% (6641)

 

Albania

 

1% (37)

1% (32)

1% (13)

1% (82)

 

Romania

 

1% (22)

3% (61)

0% (5)

1% (88)

 

Marocco

 

1% (40)

2% (52)

1% (7)

1% (99)

 

Tunisia

 

0% (13)

0% (9)

0% (3)

0% (25)

 

Hospitalization type: newborn

7003

0% (1)

0% (0)

0% (1)

0% (2)

0.017

ordinary hospitalization

 

8% (299)

9% (209)

11% (103)

9% (611)

 

urgent hospitalization

 

92% (3391)

90% (2104)

89% (860)

91% (6355)

 

programmed with pre-hospitalization

 

0% (5)

0% (0)

0% (1)

0% (6)

 

Other

 

0% (10)

1% (16)

0% (3)

0% (29)

 

Day Hospital

7143

1% (26)

2% (52)

6% (64)

2% (142)

< 0.001

Hospitalization days

7143

1/2/3

1/2/3

1/1/2

1/2/3

< 0.001

Discharge: Death

7143

0% (5)

1% (12)

0% (5)

0% (22)

< 0.001

Ordinary discharge at home

 

84% (3148)

81% (1935)

84% (857)

83% (5940)

 

Ordinary discharge in healthcare residence

 

0% (0)

0% (4)

0% (1)

0% (5)

 

Home hospitalization

 

1% (19)

1% (13)

0% (5)

1% (37)

 

Discharged against medical advice

 

14% (516)

9% (226)

11% (107)

12% (849)

 

Transferred another hospital

 

1% (54)

8% (183)

4% (42)

4% (279)

 

Transferred same hospital

 

0% (1)

0% (7)

0% (1)

0% (9)

 

Rehabilitation

 

0% (1)

0% (0)

0% (1)

0% (2)