Characteristics and management of adolescents attending the ED with fever: a prospective multicentre study.

Dorine M Borensztajn Nienke N HagedoornEnitan CarrolUlrich von Both Juan Emmanuel DewezMarieke EmontsMichiel van der FlierRonald de GrootJethro HerbergBenno KohlmaierMichael LevinEmma LimIan MaconochieFederico Martinon TorresRuud NijmanMarko PokornIrene Rivero-CalleMaria TsoliaClementien VermontDace ZavadskaWerner ZenzJoany ZachariasseHenriette A Mollnull null

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

Although younger children presented to the ED more frequently, adolescents were more often diagnosed with SBI and sepsis/meningitis. Our data emphasise the importance of awareness of severe infections in adolescents.

Keyphrases

young adults
physical activity
emergency department
intensive care unit
acute kidney injury
early onset
electronic health record
machine learning
big data
drug induced